Tuesday, May 28
Environmental Groups File Appeal To Stop Coos Bay Export Plans
Environmental groups have gone to court again to stop the export of liquidified natural gas...
Friday, May 24
New Head Of Interior Adjusts To New Role
Sally Jewell's transition from CEO of REI to head of the Interior Department in Washington...
Thursday, May 23
Jewell Makes First NW Return As Interior Secretary
Interior Secretary Sally Jewel made her first public stop in the Northwest in Portland Thursday,...
Wednesday, May 22
editorial: Smart Grid Bill Will Provide Jobs and Savings for Minority Communities
As Illinois continues to recover from the economic downturn, our top priority has to be...
Rep. Ford Moves to Protect Student's Social Network Privacy
Ill. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford's (Dist. - 8th) is a sponsor of House...
Blind High School Track Star is Not Slowing Down
Thornton Fractional South High School (T.F. South) student Jhaliyah Anderson, has been blind since she...
Long Dreaded CTA Reconstruction Project Gets Underway
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders who've been dreading the May 19 Red Line South Reconstruction...
Escaping the Hood A Profile in Succeeding and Giving Back
Chicago Native son, Brian Sibley, 24, also known as "Kells,'' is not your typical male...
Poll: Oregonians Favor Limited Logging Approach
A majority of Oregon voters favor protections for the so-called O&C forest lands in Western...
Englewood Family Forced to Live Without Power or Cooking Gas
The Shaw family members are in the battle of their lives. While trying to restore...
Cook County Jail Inmates Take on Russians in Chess Match
Charles Hopf, 19, of East Chicago, Indiana sat quietly with his fellow inmates in the...
New Indoor Mall Provides Opportunity and Community Services
Situated on the busy stretch of east 79th Street, just across from the old Regal...
Tuesday, May 21
Citizens in Action
Chicago’s own Rosemarie Black, aka “Racetrack Rosie” has died. Black was a stripper and was extremely recognizable on Chicago’s south side mainly because of the humongous cowboy hats and colorful form fitting clothes she wore which showcased her voluptuous figure. Reportedly Black worked as an exotic dancer until she was 60 years old.
Friday, May 17
UIC Mobile Art Gallery Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You
Thanks to a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant, professors at the University...
Dixmoor Elects 1st African American Female as Village President
Dorothy D. Armstrong has officially become the Village of Dixmoor's first elected female African American...
Kennedy King Grad Credits Support Group with College Success
Kenneth Hamilton, 23, walked across UIC Pavilion's (525 S. Racine Ave.) stage May 3, graduating...
Thursday, May 16
Enviros Say Not So Fast To Mountain Biking At Mount Hood's Timberline
A plan to build 17 miles of mountain bike trails on the slopes surrounding Timberline...
Wednesday, May 15
Historic Art Center to Hold Annual Fundraising Event
Located in the heart of Bronzeville for more than 71 years, The South Side Community...
Ald. Sawyer Continues to Fight for his Privatization Ordinance
Alderman Roderick T. Sawyer of the 6th Ward is still keeping up the fight to...
Leather, Furry Nail Polish: Why Didn't I Think of That?
Remember the time when you applied way too many coats of fingernail polish to your...
forever Jones: An Original Non-Scripted Series Debuts
The nation's first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted...
Study: Five Percent of Consumers Had Errors on Their Credit Reports, Results in Less Favorable Terms for Loans
A Federal Trade Commission study of the U.S. credit reporting industry found that five percent...
Activist to Hand Out Free Shotguns to Chicago Residents
Chicago has a very serious crime problem made evident by innocent victims, including children, toddlers...
Tuesday, May 14
South Africa Withdraws Award to Ex-Prez
This week, Guyana's main opposition party blasted the South African government for withdrawing a post-Apartheid...
30,000 CPS Students to receive Free Glasses and Vision Exams
On May 10, Mayor Emanuel was joined by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner...
Friday, May 10
Bo Jackson Offers Sports Clinic to Inner-City Youth
Former Heisman Trophy winner, Oakland Raider running back and White Sox outfielder Bo Jackson, will...
Wednesday, May 8
Obama Chooses NC's Rep. Melvin Watt for Housing Post
President Barack Obama nominated veteran Rep. Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency,...
"Midnight Hoops" at the Comer Center
The Gary Comer Youth Center (Comer Center) is providing an athletic safe haven for teenagers...
Organization Trains Unemployed Cook County Residents for Jobs
Skills for Chicagoland's Future (SCF), an independent nonprofit organization, is an effective avenue unemployed Chicago...
7th Ward Alderman and Residents Oppose Pawn Shop
Representatives from a national pawn shop chain who wants to move into a strip mall...
Thursday, May 2
Village of Robbins Fire Department Uplifts Community with Cadet Program
The Village of Robbins Fire Department has established an on-going cadet program tailor-made for its...
Local Students Take Part in Urban Garden
With the prevalence of food deserts in urban communities, access to fresh produce can pose...
President Obama Nominates Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation
Washington, DC -- President Barack Obama is nominating the mayor of Charlotte to head his...
Constituents Can Utilize 24th Ward Website for Job Leads and Other Useful Services
As a way to keep his constituents informed about employment, training and other resources, 24th...
Weight Loss Program Inspires Morbidly Obese Chicago Mom to Change Her Life
Recently, Weight Watchers received a letter from a young woman in Chicago about her mother's...
Homegoings: An Inspiring Portrait of a Legendary Harlem Undertaker and African-American Funeral Traditions
Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals...
Area Residents Say "No" to Pawnshop
A local community group and other residents turned out Saturday to protest a pawn shop's...
Roster of Illinois' African American Leaders in Support of Freedom to Marry Act Continues to Grow
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Chair Rep. Ken Dunkin (Dist.-5th) has agreed to co-sponsor the Religious...
Trotter Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge, Court Supervision and Community Service
Following a series of hearings and court appearances that began last December, Ill. State Sen....
Wednesday, May 1
A $10.10 Minimum Wage Would Give Working Families and the Economy a Much-Needed Boost
Economic Policy Institute, Economic Analyst David Cooper and Director of the Economic Analysis and Research...
Have You Heard About the Bitcoin?
There's a new, controversial "currency" lurking amidst the financial horizon. Reportedly, it's being used universally...