By: Norman Parish - November 18, 2015 12:43 p.m.
The perception of a gang war is hurting businesses along 79th Street in Chicago, said a group of Chatham area business owners.
PARIS— France made an unprecedented demand Tuesday that its European Union allies support its military action against the Islamic State group after the attacks in Paris — a request that came as France launched new airstrikes on the militants' stronghold in Syria.
By: Norman Parish - November 18, 2015 12:04 p.m.
Police brutality is something that young blacks not only read about in newspapers -- they actually live it, suggests a new study.
Just more than half of African American millennials polled for the study indicated that they or someone they knew suffered harassment or violence from police, according to the “Black Millennials in America” report.
By: Evan F. Moore - November 13, 2015 12:16 p.m.
University of Missouri (U of M) alum Jeffery Beckham, is following the events at his alma mater as closely as he can. He is not surprised by the protests over racial tensions and other issues there.
Although you can’t stop time, the right type and amount of physical activity can help stave off many age-related health problems.
The Securities and Exchange Commission last month adopted final rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. The Commission also voted to propose amendments to existing Securities Act rules to facilitate intrastate and regional securities offerings. The new rules and proposed amendments are designed to assist smaller companies with capital formation and provide investors with additional protections.
The owner of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times offered last week to loan $3 million to the bankrupt owner of a rival Southern California newspaper, a move that could set the stage for a bidding war.
Chicago-based Tribune Publishing told a federal bankruptcy judge it's willing to loan Freedom Communications the money for day-to-day operations, with the money counting in any bid Tribune might make for Freedom's assets.
By: Norman Parish - November 11, 2015 4:22 p.m.
Willie Lipsey is trailblazing as a two-sport athlete at Governors State University in University Park, Ill.
Lipsey ran the fastest time for the college’s cross country team. The 21-year-old junior also starts as a guard on the school’s basketball team.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Forrest Claypool announced last week the recommendations for closure of four chronically underperforming charter schools that are currently on the Academic Warning List and are either up for a renewal or have failed to implement required remediation plans.
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson last week stood by his belief that Egypt's great pyramids were built by the Biblical figure Joseph to store grain, an assertion dismissed by experts who say its accepted science they were tombs for pharaohs.
By: Norman Parish - November 11, 2015 3:11 p.m.
A western suburb settled a lawsuit with a group of anti-gun activists who claimed that too many of the firearms from that community eventually ended up on Chicago streets.
Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Monday that her office has filed two petitions with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) in response to a shocking audit report that found Peoples Gas’ Accelerated Main Replacement Program (AMRP) could cost consumers an astronomical $8 billion, an estimate the company may have withheld from the ICC in attempting to secure approval of its recent merger with Wisconsin Energy Group.
By: Evan F. Moore - November 11, 2015 12:53 p.m.
Ever since last week’s horrific shooting of Tyshawn Lee, a nine-year-old who was lured into an Auburn Gresham alley and murdered, those who donated to a Go Fund Me account that was set up to cover the funeral expenses for the boy, have been bashing his parents Karla Lee and Pierre Stokes, thanks to photos shared on social media of the two.
By: Evan F. Moore - November 11, 2015 12:48 p.m.
Chicago fast-food cooks and cashiers joined what was billed as the largest-ever strike to hit America’s fast-food industry this week.
One year ahead of Election Day, “Fight for $15,” staged walkouts in a record 270 cities, including Chicago.
By: Evan F. Moore - November 11, 2015 11:20 a.m.
African-American golfer Charlie Sifford, who was often times referred to as the “Jackie Robinson of golf” for his groundbreaking legacy in the sport, will be inducted into the PGA (Professional Golf Association of America) Hall of Fame this week at a ceremony in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
By: Norman Parish - November 11, 2015 11:13 a.m.
Following criticism from a planned expansion of the amusement tax, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle withdrew the proposal and introduced a new planned hike: a hotel tax.
By: Norman Parish - November 11, 2015 11:05 a.m.
Malcolm Dyson was in his Chicago South Side home on Nov. 5 when he heard gun blasts.
He rushed to check on his two young sons who were playing outside. He was relieved – the boys were fine.
By: Norman Parish - November 5, 2015 1:09 p.m.
Robert and Barbara Campbell spent most of their lives raising nine children in a south suburb of Chicago, Ill.
By: Evan F. Moore - November 5, 2015 12:54 p.m.
The Chicago HBCU Hardwood Classic (CHHCS) called a press conference to expose Chicago’s youth to what HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) have to offer. The event was held at the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center on the campus of Chicago State University, located at 9501 S. King Dr. Community members, clergy and local HBCU alumni attended.
By: Evan F. Moore - November 4, 2015 3:44 p.m.
New York and Los Angeles usually get the limelight when it comes to crediting the origin of Hip-Hop music. But two local music aficionados from Chicago beg to differ and want to set the record straight.
