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Friday, March 30, 2012


Mega Millions jackpot grows to $640M | VIDEO
The Mega Millions jackpot hit a world-record $640 million on Friday, the day of the drawing. The odds of winning are about 1 in 176 million, lottery officials say.

1 dead, 5 hurt in Gresham store shooting | VIDEO
One person is dead and five others are recovering after a shooting near 79th and Bishop inside a convenience store.
NW Side yard won't be searched for Gacy victims
Cook County sheriff's police will not get a second chance to search a Northwest Side yard for victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Ill. law would stop password snooping by bosses
Employers would be barred from asking workers and job applicants for their passwords to social media sites such as Facebook under legislation approved Thursday by the Illinois House.
New lion arrives at Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes a new lion, Sahar, who is currently on quarantine. He will join Myra, whose longtime companion Adelor died last month, at the Kovler Lion House.
All Urban Prep seniors to attend 4-year schools | VIDEO
For the third year in a row, seniors at Urban Prep Academy have repeated an accomplishment that some thought would be impossible.

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Andrea Zopp Discusses the Trayvon Martin Tragedy in the Chicago Defender

 
The Chicago Urban League joins the National Urban League movement in calling for justice in the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. We encourage you to visit iamempowered.com  to stay informed about the case and to have your voice heard.   
 
JUSTICE DEMANDED IN THE DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN
Andrea L. Zopp on the triumph of Don Thompson and the tragedy of Trayvon Martin in this week's Chicago Defender
 
ANDREA ZOPP PIC
Triumph and Tragedy
 
By Andrea L. Zopp
 
Published in the Chicago Defender on March 28, 2012
 
Like bookends, two major news events that have recently captured the attention of America stand distinctly and tragically apart. One involves the senseless shooting of Trayvon Martin, 17, an unarmed Black teenager in Florida by a white Hispanic, self-deputized neighborhood watch captain; the other, Don Thompson, 48, a Black man who grew up poor but got a great education and a chance to prove his himself and will soon become the CEO of McDonald's.
 
Trayvon may have died because of his race, showing what can happen when fear and bias rule. Thompson was elevated to CEO of McDonald's Corp. one of the largest and most successful companies in the world, proving the value of embracing our differences. The opposing fates of Martin and Thompson, 48, are like two sides of a mirror on our country showing both our deepest challenges but also our amazing power and potential.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL COLUMN 
 
 

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial Demands Justice in the Death of Trayvon Martin   
 
NEW YORK (March 21, 2012) -- Being a young black man has been called the hardest job in America.  Young black men are much more likely than white men to be jobless, in jail and labelled "suspicious," sometimes with deadly consequences.  Such was the case on February 26th, when 17-year-old high school student, Trayvon Martin, was shot and killed by a white neighborhood-watch vigilante in Sanford, Florida.  The shooter, George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old white Hispanic, noticed Trayvon walking through his gated community and called 911 to report a suspicious person.  Instead of following the dispatcher's instructions and ending his involvement there, Zimmerman continued following Trayvon.  An altercation ensued and Trayvon was shot.  Zimmerman claimed self defense and has not been charged with a crime.  Trayvon's parents are both heartbroken and outraged.  As Benjamin Crump, the family's lawyer put it, "If Trayvon would have been the triggerman, it's nothing Trayvon Martin could have said to keep police from arresting him Day 1, Hour 1."  
  
 
Sign the Petition to Prosecute the Killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin
  
CLICK HERE to sign the petition to prosecute George Zimmerman.  

 
CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE ANNUAL SUMMIT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012  |12PM - 1:30PM 
   
 
 
 
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CELEBRATE THE BAYARD RUSTIN CENTENNIAL AT UIC
Honor the legacy of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Bayard Rustin Centennial Conference on March 30 and 31. Shari E. Runner,  Chicago Urban League Sr. Vice President for Strategy and Community Development, will participate in the closing panel, "Intersectional Coalition Building."

email: lgbtqa@uic.edu or call (312) 413-8619
for more info or for accommodations

2ND SESSION OF YIEP - BEGINS MARCH 31

DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS FRIDAY, MARCH 23

    
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REGISTER TODAY FOR 10,000 SMALL BUSINESSES
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APPLICATIONS DUE  ON APRIL 23, 2012
 THE CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE
CELEBRATES ITS 95TH YEAR

 
Text "CUL95" to 48510 to donate $95 and help us continue to
empower communities and change lives!
 
 



Community Events and Programs

 
 Register by Friday, March 30th for early-bird deadline and for the Elevator Pitch Competition deadline and
Conference Creative  
 

Could your company use a boost to maximize its potential? If so, join us for the 2012 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Nationwide "where your small business IS big business" taking place May 23-26, 2012, at the Hilton Chicago in Downtown Chicago. Prepare to take your organization to higher heights with dynamic workshops and speakers that will enable you to be a major competitor in your market. Register by the March 30th early-bird deadline to save $200 off this worthy investment in your future success at www.blackenterprise.com/ec. Use the Chicago Urban League promo code MCARE2 upon checkout for even greater savings!



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