McDonald's wants to simplify, simplify, simplify — but also add a bunch of choices for customers to avoid growing stale.
NASA has selected research and technology proposals from 254 small businesses and 39 research institutions in the United States for grants to develop new technologies that will further NASA's journey to Mars.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 27, 2015 4:43 p.m.
Riot Fest, the annual summer punk rock, music festival held in Chicago, is moving from its traditional Humboldt Park neighborhood site to Douglas Park, in the North Lawndale area.
“How to Get Away with Murder” star Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in a HBO movie about the abolitionist hero.
Many viewers will come to the HBO biopic "Bessie" with scant knowledge of its subject, blues legend Bessie Smith.
Grammy award winning rapper, Kanye West, recently flexed his philanthropic muscle, donating a record breaking $133,000 to his music and art based community organization, Donda’s House, Inc. (DH), the largest amount ever donated to the non-profit.
By: Lee Edwards - May 27, 2015 4:17 p.m.
U.S. District Judge John Holderman recently ruled that the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), 1100 S. Hamilton Ave., has compiled with the rulings of a federal lawsuit filed against it by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) to improve its operations and conditions there. The ACLU first filed the lawsuit in the case of Jimmy Doe v. Cook County in 1999.
Curious about the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) six-year, $8.4 billion highway construction plan? If you frequently drive on Illinois’ roadway, you should be.
By: Lee Edwards - May 27, 2015 4:09 p.m.
Ill. House of Representatives Democrats proposed a $36 billion budget for fiscal year 2016 (FY2016) on Monday. The budget would avoid nearly $5 billion in spending cuts present in Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s $32 billion “Illinois Turnaround” budget released in February.
According to Article VIII - Section II of the Illinois Constitution, the governor is required to prepare and submit a state budget to the Ill. General Assembly (IGA) for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget sets forth the estimated balance of funds available for appropriation at the beginning of the fiscal year, the estimated receipts, and a plan for expenditures during the fiscal year. The new fiscal year begins on July 1.
By: Lee Edwards - May 27, 2015 4:05 p.m.
Keep your ears and eyes open for Rashaun Hill, 14, a freshman and basketball player at Carver Military Academy (Carver), 13100 S. Doty Ave., Chicago. Chances are, you’ll be hearing a lot about him real soon.
Hill stands 5’7” and was the star player at Alice L. Barnard Elementary School, 10354 S. Charles St., Chicago, and averaged roughly 30 points per game by the end of last season. He also played in the American Athletic Union (AAU) competitive basketball league for the Mac Irvin Fire.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 27, 2015 4:01 p.m.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined community groups and residents who packed Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church at 4100 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive., on Friday to take part in the second annual Night of Faith in Action march and rally and Bronzeville. A citywide initiative, the event helps empower concerned residents in creating safe and welcoming neighborhoods.
By: Lee Edwards - May 27, 2015 3:57 p.m.
Racial profiling. It’s a hot topic and a problem that is constantly debated locally, nationally, perhaps even internationally, yet there never seems to be a rock solid solution or answer to the issue.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - May 27, 2015 3:45 p.m.
As Memorial Day commenced, a day where Americans pause to remember those who died in active military service, Chicago was plagued with shooting, once again, making national headlines as the gun violence capitol of the world.
More than 3,000 young people will age out of Illinois’ foster care system this year, where they will face the world hopefully, as self-sustaining adults. To help make their transition as seamless as possible, Ill. State Sen. Mattie Hunter, (Dist.-3rd), sponsored legislation—Senate Bill 1255—which creates a Foster Youth Summer Internship Program that provides professional training and experience for youth as a way to prevent the pitfalls of homelessness and incarceration among youth who age out of foster care.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 27, 2015 3:24 p.m.
With some national name recognition already garnered following his recent, unsuccessful run for mayor of Chicago, millionaire businessman, Willie Wilson, is expected to announce June 1 that he is indeed a 2016 presidential candidate, according to Denise Spencer who worked on Wilson’s communications team during his run for mayor and is now part of his presidential candidacy team.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland agreed to sweeping changes in how its police officers use force, treat the community and deal with the mentally ill, under a settlement announced Tuesday with the federal government that will put the 1,500-member department under an independent monitor.
By: Lee Edwards - May 21, 2015 3:48 p.m.
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, 211 S. Laflin St. in Chicago, is the fourth best high school in the state according to the 2015 U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of Illinois best high schools. Ten other Chicago Public Schools (CPS) appeared on the list where six of them were ranked in the top 10.
Twenty-dollar bills could soon be known as "Tubmans" if a grassroots campaign succeeds in persuading President Barack Obama to remove Andrew Jackson's portrait from circulation on U.S. paper currency in favor of a famous woman in U.S. history.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2015 3:35 p.m.
Chicago area park goers can get ready for another summer of movies and concerts in the park as Night Out in the Parks gets underway.
A second attempt to establish a bobcat-hunting season in Illinois is headed to the Senate floor for a final vote.
