By: Lee Edwards - July 8, 2015 12:19 p.m.
Chicago Public School’s (CPS) Summer Bridge program this year is housed at Fiske Elementary School, 6020 S. Langley Ave.
Following interim CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Jesse Ruiz’s statement last Wednesday announcing that CPS will make $200 million in cuts and layoff 1,400 CPS staffers, a result of the school district’s difficulty making a $634 million pension payment and its $1.1 billion budget deficit, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel laid out a plan he says Springfield should follow to create a more equitable funding formula for Illinois school districts.
By: Lee Edwards - July 8, 2015 11:55 a.m.
Chatham, South Shore and Woodlawn neighborhood residents in Chicago, recently met with high ranking 3rd Dist. Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers during the 3rd District Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) All Beats Beat Meeting at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Dr.
An investigation led by Chicago Police officers and agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (“HIDTA”) Task Force, resulted in federal charges against 16 defendants and state charges against 26 others, who police and federal agents began arresting early last Wednesday morning.
Just because you don’t own your home or have a permanent abode, does not mean you can’t be neat and organized in the place you currently hang your hat.
Chicago entrepreneur John Leydon debuted a new venture to celebrate the very best of Chicago Fashion.
Major retailers are halting sales of the Confederate flag and related merchandise after the shooting deaths of nine black church members in South Carolina refueled the debate over the flag's meaning.
The Global Peace Index measures the state of peace in 162 countries according to 23 indicators that gauge the absence of violence or the fear of violence. It is produced annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace.
Bobbi Kristina Brown has been moved to hospice care after months in the hospital.
In a statement Wednesday, her aunt Pat Houston said Whitney Houston's daughter's condition has worsened.
By: Lee Edwards - July 1, 2015 3:51 p.m.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) community celebrated a victory decades in the making over the weekend following, the U.S. Supreme Court voting 5-4 in favor of same sex couples’ right to marry nationwide.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 1, 2015 3:21 p.m.
Renovation of the Flossmoor Metra Station on Metra’s Electric District Line is complete. Metra and Flossmoor officials held a completion ceremony for the newly reconstructed, $4 million platform and related facilities on June 26.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 1, 2015 2:39 p.m.
A facility aimed at providing programming for teens and their families, opened in Chicago’s Altgeld community this past weekend.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 1, 2015 2:36 p.m.
Members of the Ill. Legislative Black Caucus fanned out across Chicago and the suburbs last week for “Stop the Cuts” rallies, urging constituents to fight against Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s FY2016 proposed budget cuts to social service and other programs.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 1, 2015 2:14 p.m.
In an effort to help restore peace throughout Chicago’s violence-ridden neighborhoods, members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) will present interactive, after-school concerts to begin in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood next month.
This summer, ComEd is hiring more than 250 students through its annual summer internship program providing local teens with hands-on job training and career experience. ComEd is committed to engaging its future workforce and partners with a number of schools and nonprofit organizations to offer local students valuable work experience through internships, apprenticeships and other educational programs.
By: Lee Edwards - July 1, 2015 2:09 p.m.
The Chicago Board of Education (CBOE) approved the expansion of its student safety initiative, Safe Passage, to a record high 140 schools beginning this fall.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 1, 2015 2:03 p.m.
Cook County, Ill., like the state of Illinois, is facing serious financial challenges.
Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, on Tuesday released the preliminary forecast for the County's Fiscal 2016 budget, announcing a projected operating shortfall of $198.75 million, driven by increasing labor costs, rising legacy debt service, increased costs of the Presidential election cycle, and reductions in court filing revenues.
By: Lee Edwards - June 26, 2015 4:58 p.m.
The Village of Dolton’s Board of Trustees recently approved the passage of Ordinance 15-022 giving residents of the village the power to recall elected officials during the 2016 election.
By: Lee Edwards - June 26, 2015 4:46 p.m.
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) elected new leadership at the 2015 NNPA Annual National Convention held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Dr., Detroit, Mi.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 26, 2015 noon
Chicago Park District’s Chief Administrative Officer, Tanya Anthony is Cook County’s new budget director. Cook Board Toni Preckwinkle made the announcement last week.
