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.
By: Evan F. Moore - August 19, 2015 11:43 a.m.
Last week, Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner used his executive powers to veto a pair of bills that together would have, decriminalized and increased fines for individuals caught by law enforcement with small amounts of marijuana and extended the state’s medical cannabis pilot program.
By: Norman Parish - August 19, 2015 11:33 a.m.
A Pierce model fire truck, named in memory of fallen Chicago Firefighter Sidney Brown, has logged about 37,000 miles since arriving to a South Side fire station a dozen years ago.
By: Norman Parish - August 19, 2015 11:26 a.m.
When Kwame Raoul was a Ill. state prosecutor, he recalls getting patted down by police officers as he exited his car in an area south of downtown Chicago on Financial Street.
Paulette Brown, a labor and employment law partner and co-chair of the firmwide Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Locke Lord LLP in Morristown, N.J., took office last week as president of the American Bar Association at the conclusion of the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. She is the first woman of color to become president of the 136-year-old organization and will serve as president until the close of the ABA Annual Meeting in August 2016.
Rapper 50 Cent, who filed for personal bankruptcy last month, is trying to lease his Connecticut home valued at nearly $8.3 million.
NBC has found the young woman who will ease on down the yellow brick road.
The network last week unveiled newcomer Shanice Williams from New Jersey as its Dorothy for the Dec. 3 live production of “The Wiz Live!”
