By: Lee Edwards - March 27, 2015 12:20 p.m.
The 21st Annual Black Women’s Expo (BWE) continues its legacy of celebrating African American women and girls. This year’s Expo will once again be held at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., from March 27-29.
By: Deborah Bayliss - March 27, 2015 12:16 p.m.
South Suburban Chicago mayors, at least one U.S. elected official and area clergy, came together March 11 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, to launch Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network’s unprecedented “Mayors for Hope,” an initiative to deliver awareness and education regarding organ donation and transplantation to residents in their respective municipalities and to dispel myths, especially in African American communities associated with organ donation.
By: Lee Edwards - March 27, 2015 12:07 p.m.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly (Dist.- 2nd) released a report that was released to her last week, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which concludes that the proposed South Suburban Airport would have “minimal impact” on current operations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 10000 W. O'Hare Ave., and Chicago Midway International Airport, 5700 Cicero Ave. It also concludes that metro-Chicago airspace is capable of handling a third major airport.
CHICAGO (AP) -- An Illinois Army National Guard soldier vowed to bring "the flames of war to the heart" of America if he was unable to get to the Middle East to join the Islamic State group, and his cousin bragged that he could kill at least 150 people in a terrorist attack in the U.S., federal prosecutors said Thursday in announcing their arrests.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook is trying to mold its Messenger app into a more versatile communications hub as smartphones create new ways for people to connect with friends and businesses beyond the walls of the company's ubiquitous social network.
By: Deborah Bayliss - March 25, 2015 12:56 p.m.
A 23-year veteran of the Public Defender Law Office of Cook County is Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s choice to replace outgoing Cook County Public Defender, Abishi Cunningham, who headed the Law Office for the past six years.
By: Deborah Bayliss - March 25, 2015 12:40 p.m.
Have you ever experienced someone crawling underneath your car, in the middle of the night, to cut and steal your vehicle’s catalytic converter, and then having to pay the expenses associated with replacing it? If so, you’ll be happy to hear, the Chicago City Council addressed catalytic converter thefts. The introduction of an ordinance designed to combat this problem that has long plagued Chicago residents.
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By: Deborah Bayliss - March 25, 2015 12:27 p.m.
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By: Lee Edwards - March 25, 2015 12:27 p.m.
Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner visited the QBG Foundation/Chicago Citizen Newspaper headquarters, 806. E. 78th St., last Friday for a lunch meeting, co-hosted by the Chatham Business Association (CBA) and the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council to discuss the minority economic development section of his Illinois Turnaround Agenda. Over 40 south side Chicago business owners and stakeholders attended.
By: Deborah Bayliss - March 25, 2015 12:18 p.m.
Early voting for the April Mayoral Runoff Election got underway on Monday and will continue through April 4.
By: Deborah Bayliss - March 25, 2015 12:11 p.m.
The Chicago City Council last Wednesday unanimously approved an ordinance to allow the transfer of park land parcels in Washington and/or Jackson Park, from the Chicago Park District (CPD) to the City of Chicago, as a way to progressively move forward on the University of Chicago’s proposed Obama Presidential Library bid.
In February, the Chicago Citizen Newspaper endorsed Rahm Emanuel for Mayor over several candidates, one being Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. Today, we are unwavering in our commitment, lending full support to the Mayor, as he heads into the special runoff election against Garcia on April 7.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has given his stamp of approval to a law that brings back the firing squad in the only state that has used it in the past 40 years.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper removed all doubt Monday that he drugged and raped women, taking the first of several legal steps to own up to sex assaults in four states that will send him to federal prison for nine years.
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (AP) -- The FBI says a black man found hanging in Mississippi is Otis Byrd, a convicted killer whose family reported him missing more than two weeks ago.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- An arrest that left a University of Virginia student bloodied and shouting allegations of racism has prompted some lawmakers to question whether state liquor control agents should have the power to arrest people.
By: Lee Edwards - March 19, 2015 12:46 p.m.
The President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability of Young Americans recently presented the Chicago Financial Education Initiative, a first-of-its-kind citywide financial literacy education program, at Ariel Community Academy, 1119 E. 46th St.
By: Deborah Bayliss - March 19, 2015 11:50 a.m.
The mild March weather permitted and as of March 10, work on the $475 million Jane Byrne Interchange reconstruction project to get underway. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced ramp closures for construction of the new flyover bridge connecting the Dan Ryan Expressway (Interstate 90/94) to the Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290) began March 10.
BEIJING, China — A month before Apple Inc.’s smartwatch hits the market, China’s thriving copycat manufacturers are selling lookalikes, some openly advertised as Apple copies.
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By: Lee Edwards - March 19, 2015 11:16 a.m.
Play ball! In partnership with the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) 7th District Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) program at Hamilton Park, 513 W. 72nd St., Teamwork Englewood and Get In Chicago present the inaugural season of the Englewood Police & Youth Baseball League.
