By: Norman Parish - September 2, 2015 2:13 p.m.
Jeanette Taylor-Ramann was hospitalized last week while on a hunger strike in protest of plans for the Walter H. Dyett High School building in the Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago.
By: Norman Parish - September 2, 2015 2:01 p.m.
Illinois State Sen. Napoleon Harris III (Dist-15th) is entering a growing field of candidates running for the state’s U.S. Senate seat.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 2, 2015 12:04 p.m.
Believe it or not, the 18th annual Chicago Football Classic (CFC) is more about getting kids interested in attending college, than it is about the battle on the gridiron. And according to CFC co-founder Larry Huggins, the event is designed to show youth that after high school, there’s an entire world out there where they can do a lot of good, and be very successful.
By: Norman Parish - August 27, 2015 11:18 a.m.
Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, the only African American official serving in a statewide office, says he plans to retire when his term ends in 2019.
In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Misty Copeland arrives at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, in New York. The high-energy revival of “On the Town” will close this summer - but not before the ballerina Copeland makes her Broadway debut in it. Producers said that the show will close after Copeland completes her already-planned stint on Sept. 6. She started Aug. 25 as Miss Turnstiles.
By: Evan F. Moore - August 26, 2015 3:04 p.m.
When Morgan Park High School student Charlie Moore first joined the school’s basketball varsity team, he had to wait patiently for his turn to play. That’s because the team was already stocked with future college players, making playing minutes hard to come by.
More than 100 non-violent, unjustly incarcerated Cook County Jail inmates could now be eligible to fight their cases while living and working within the community as a result of groundbreaking legislation effective immediately.
Senate Bill 202, sponsored by Rep. Mike Zalewski and Sen. Bill Cunningham in partnership with Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, was signed late last Friday by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
By: Norman Parish - August 26, 2015 2:59 p.m.
A year ago, Justin Smith wasn’t sure he could attend a four-year university.
“I put in 150 applications for scholarships but I got no offers,” said the south suburban Ill. resident.
By: Norman Parish - August 26, 2015 1:33 p.m.
Johnny Byrd struggles to make ends meet as a single parent of two young children.
On Saturday, the Englewood resident got some help along with more than 10,000 others who received free groceries, haircuts and other assistance at the Convoy of Hope organization’s gathering at Marquette Park, 6743 S. Kedzie Ave., in Chicago.
By: Evan F. Moore - August 26, 2015 1:28 p.m.
A native of Chicago’s south side believes that adult conversations, like tequila, are best served straight up with no chaser.
By: Norman Parish - August 26, 2015 1:21 p.m.
Nearly three decades ago, Stephen C. Evans simply wanted to get a good education and prepare for law school as a student at The Citadel military school in South Carolina.
By: Evan F. Moore - August 26, 2015 12:48 p.m.
Last Thursday night, the official Twitter accounts of the Chicago and Baltimore Police Departments scheduled a “Tweetalong” that was designed to showcase to their Twitter followers, what police officers in both cities encounter nightly while on duty.
By: Evan F. Moore - August 26, 2015 12:45 p.m.
As movie goers flocked to see the film, “Straight Outta Compton,” a biopic about the pioneering hip-hop group, N.W.A., some of them noticed an increase of security guards and police officers at the theaters.
By: Norman Parish - August 26, 2015 12:02 p.m.
A decision on whether a medical marijuana dispensary will open in the heart of Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood may not occur until at least November.
The Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) agreed last Friday to extend its hearing to Nov. 20 to allow meetings between residents and the business group that wants to build the dispensary at 1111 E. 87th St.
A young entrepreneur, an industry pioneer, a highly regarded marketing expert, and a man who has surpassed new heights of commercial and financial success are just a few ways people have described Daymond John. Over the last 20 years, Daymond has evolved from one of the most successful fashion icons of his generation to one of the most sought after branding experts, business, and motivational speakers in the country.
Terrence Howard agreed to a 2012 divorce settlement with his ex-wife after she threatened to leak details about his sex life, his attorney said last week at a hearing on the actor’s efforts to overturn the agreement.
Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to start a student protest group all the way to the top leadership post at the NAACP.
By: Norman Parish - August 19, 2015 12:16 p.m.
Swastikas and other markings were recently found on several Tinley Park businesses and residences, officials said.
Tinley Park, Ill. police said they don’t have any suspects and aren’t sure if any of the incidents over the last two months are connected.
The south suburban police also added that the vandalism hasn’t been classified as hate crimes.
“We are still working at it,” Deputy Police Chief Lorelei Mason said. “We don’t have any leads. This has run in spurts. We think it could be kids.”
By: Norman Parish - August 19, 2015 12:08 p.m.
Collard greens, gospel music, gum and family.
Those are some of the secrets that helped Rosie Atchison live to be 104, quipped her granddaughter, Tammy Barnes, 47.
By: Norman Parish - August 19, 2015 12:03 p.m.
The Chicago Park District Board named a second beach and park after an African-American – the late artist Margaret Burroughs.
Last week, the board agreed to name the 31st Street Beach and Park after Burroughs, a long-time Chicago Park District Commissioner who co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl.
