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.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 15, 2015 2:52 p.m.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, now serving his second term following his April 7, re-election, over Cook County Commissioner, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, held a post-election press conference last Wednesday morning at the Carole Robertson Learning Center on Chicago’s west side.
By: Lee Edwards - April 15, 2015 2:44 p.m.
It was all about fraud and consumer protection at the Chatham Business Association (CBA) monthly membership meeting held at the QGB Building, 806. E. 78th St, where Atty. Joshua Karsh, and Gloria Gayle, Vice President, Small Business Services, U.S. Bank, were invited to spell it all out.
Gov. Bruce Rauner has issued his first two pardons since becoming governor nearly three months ago.
The PrivateBank and the Chicago Urban League are teaming up again for a second Evening for Financial Empowerment on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. The event will be held at the Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60653.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 15, 2015 11:03 a.m.
Federal and locally elected officials and area business owners, gathered Monday at the QBG Foundation/Chicago Citizen Newspaper headquarters, 806 E. 78th St. in Chicago, to discuss a recently launched, pilot, training and employment partnership between ComEd and the Chatham Business Association (CBA) at the behest of Cong. Bobby Rush (Dist.-1), as a way to bring jobs and economic development to the greater Chatham area.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 8, 2015 4:47 p.m.
With summer nearing, now’s the time for parents to start thinking about warm weather activities for their children.
So here's a reminder.... Chicago Park District’s summer programs opens April 13.
Grammy Award winner-Brandy, is debuting on Broadway this month as a woman behind bars in "Chicago."
By: Lee Edwards - April 8, 2015 4:35 p.m.
The Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation (Englewood CDC) and Blue 1647 have partnered to provide a technology based business development accelerator on the fourth floor of the US Bank building, 815 W. 63rd St. that will provide educational training, one-on-one consultation, and operational space to business owners.
By: Lee Edwards - April 8, 2015 4:18 p.m.
Multiple award wining artist, Common, has agreed to deliver the commencement address at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) graduation ceremony at the UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine Ave., on May 2.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A private plane returning from the NCAA basketball tournament in Indianapolis crashed in a central Illinois field on Tuesday, killing all seven people on board, including Illinois State University’s associate head basketball coach and a deputy athletics director.
By: Lee Edwards - April 8, 2015 2:20 p.m.
The City of Chicago and National Football League (NFL) officials are rolling out the red carpet for the first NFL Draft to commence in the city in 51 years. The 2015 NFL Draft will be held at Roosevelt University’s Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., from April 30 through May 2.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 8, 2015 2:08 p.m.
The New Regal Theater, an historic south side structure purchased for $100,000 in 2014 by then 29-year-old real estate investor, Jerald Gary, is now entering its final renovation phases, bringing the famed venue close to a grand re-opening.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 8, 2015 1:49 p.m.
The 2015 Chicago mayoral runoff election ended with voters choosing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over challenger, Cook County Commissioner, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, to run the city and fix its financial, school and crime problems.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenyan warplanes bombed militant camps in Somalia, officials said Monday, following a vow by President Uhuru Kenyatta to respond "in the fiercest way possible" to a massacre of college students by al-Shabab extremists.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 3, 2015 4:26 p.m.
Warming temperatures is the perfect inspiration for art lovers who want to venture out to view gallery exhibits of their favorite artists.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 3, 2015 4:11 p.m.
Rev. James Moody, Senior Pastor of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Chicago, welcomed Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and the Laborers' International Union of North America-Local 1001 to the historic church, 2401 S. Wabash, on Wednesday for the announcement of the groups’ endorsement of the mayor in the April 7 runoff election against Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 3, 2015 4:02 p.m.
A man and a woman were arrested Friday after crashing their vehicle at a intersection on Chicago's northwest side, in an attempt to flee Chicago Police, reportedly after participating in a convenience store robbery on the 500 block of North Halsted Street.
By: Lee Edwards - April 3, 2015 1:29 p.m.
The 21st Annual Black Women’s Expo (BWE) convened this past weekend and was a vast celebration of the African American woman. The event boasted educational seminars, a small business marketplace, and an array of inspirational speakers from March 27-29 and was held once again at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Dr. in Chicago.
A 46-year-old owner of one of the rooftop clubs locked in dispute with the Chicago Cubs over Wrigley Field views is accused of defrauding the baseball team and tax authorities out of $600,000.
