Crysteal Marshbanks, 41, donned army fatigues and a rain parker on Saturday as she joined about 20 Exelon and ComEd employee volunteers along with volunteers from Windy City Habitat for Humanity who came out to lend a hand in building her new single-family, one-story, four-bedroom home in West Pullman.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 29, 2015 2:21 p.m.
Though school suspensions and expulsions are a problem nationwide, a 2012 study found that Illinois suspends more African-American students than any other state in the U.S., with a Black-White suspension disparity that is the highest in the country.
By: Lee Edwards - April 29, 2015 1:52 p.m.
ComEd has begun construction on a new smart meter/grid training facility that will allow invaluable hands-on training opportunities for its employees. The new $25 million structure is located at 3536 S. Iron St. in Chicago and will cover nearly 190,000 sq. ft. once completed in 2016.
Bobby Brown’s lawyer issued a statement Monday saying the singer’s daughter has “opened her eyes” nearly three months after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home.
Firefighters on Tuesday battled building fires in Baltimore sparked by rioting that erupted after the funeral Monday of a 25-year-old black man who died after suffering a spinal injury in police custody.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 29, 2015 12:57 p.m.
As redevelopment of the historic Rosenwald Building located at 47th and Michigan Avenue, in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood gets underway, the small newspaper stand right next to it is being relocated to a yet unknown, nearby location. That may not be earth shattering news for some, given the grand scope of the Rosenwald project, but to those who buy their morning newspaper from the stand as part of their daily commute to work, it's kind of a big deal.
MetroSquash opened its first free-standing 21,000 sq. ft. academic and squash center in Chicago's Woodlawn community at 6100 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
By: Lee Edwards - April 29, 2015 12:25 p.m.
The Nation of Islam (NOI) will host its first “Boys to Men: Save Our Boys Conference” for African American and Hispanic youth at Mosque Maryam, 7351 S. Stony Island Ave., on May 9. The day-long conference is from 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. and is free admission for boys ages 8 through 17.
CHICAGO (AP) -- President Barack Obama's health care law has had a surprising side effect: In some states, it appears to be enticing more Americans to apply for food stamps, even as the economy improves.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's long-stalled nominee for attorney general, federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch, is on her way to a confirmation vote after senators extricated themselves Tuesday from a partisan dispute over abortion that had stood in her way.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 20, 2015 3:09 p.m.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief, Barbara Byrd-Bennett is now on leave pending the outcome of a federal probe into a controversial, $20.5 million no-bid contract the school district awarded her former employer.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 16, 2015 4:46 p.m.
Chicago residents are reeling after news broke regarding a federal probe that reportedly involves Chicago Public School’s (CPS) Chief Operating Officer, Barbara Byrd-Bennett and a controversial, $20.5 million no-bid contract the school district awarded to her former employer.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 15, 2015 4:47 p.m.
Though ear aches are common in babies, it is important to note that they can lead to other serious problems. In fact, doctors at Loyola University Health Systems want parents to know that frequent and severe ear infections can lead to delayed speech in infants.
By: Lee Edwards - April 15, 2015 4:39 p.m.
On April 23 through 24, the 48th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair (CBOF) hosted by the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (Chicago MSDC) will once again commence in Chicago.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 15, 2015 4:36 p.m.
Easily described as a walking encyclopedia, author and former comedian, Richard Claxton, “Dick” Gregory, is known for his no-holds-barred discussions on politics, race relations, religion, conspiracy theories and other relevant topics. Now Gregory fans in Chicago will get a rare chance to hear the outspoken orator, this month during two shows at The Promontory, a new, dinner and music venue in Hyde Park, where he'll be discussing the recent Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations and the recent police shooting in Ferguson, Mo.
Eddie Murphy will be awarded the nation's top prize for humor this year by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Taraji P. Henson has a memoir in her future.
The Oscar-nominated actress, who stars as Cookie Lyon in the Fox series "Empire," has a deal with the Simon & Schuster imprint 37 Ink. The publisher told The Associated Press that the book is currently untitled with a planned mid-2016 release.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 15, 2015 3:55 p.m.
Ill. Sec. of State, Jesse White, on Sunday, joined south suburban Illinois pastors and Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network representatives in recognition that April is National Donate Life Month and to further tout the organization's recently launched “Mayors of Hope” and “Churches of Hope” donor education and awareness campaign event held at St. Mark Baptist Church Cathedral in Harvey.
By: Lee Edwards - April 15, 2015 3:46 p.m.
Using fashion as a vehicle to promote non-violence, the Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana recently launched the 1st annual My City’s Fly t-shirt competition.
By: Lee Edwards - April 15, 2015 3:24 p.m.
Chicago's Union Station, 500 E. Jackson Blvd., is getting a $7 million facelift.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, Congressman Mike Quigley (Dist.- 5), Congressman Dan Lipinski (Dist. – 3), Amtrak and Metra announced the funding initiative which will help develop infrastructure improvements, train operating strategies and will enhance passenger rail service.
