By: Norman Parish - September 23, 2015 1:43 p.m.
Minister Louis Farrakhan promoted his plan for 10,000 men to improve the lives of African Americans at a rally at Chicago State University.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 23, 2015 1:36 p.m.
Civil rights groups including the Black Youth Project 100 and the Southside Organization for Unity and Liberation (SOUL) have been protesting at Chicago Police Board hearings, calling for the city to fire officer Dante Servin. Last week, those groups, along with many others, protested in front of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) headquarters to renew their demands for Servin to be fired for killing Rekia Boyd.
By: Norman Parish - September 23, 2015 1:18 p.m.
Activists ended a hunger strike Saturday designed to convince Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials to support having a high school in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood specialize in science.
By: Norman Parish - September 23, 2015 12:57 p.m.
Mardell Clinkscales was a senior with high grades at a Chicago South Side high school but hadn’t been accepted to any colleges.
By: Norman Parish - September 23, 2015 12:57 p.m.
Mardell Clinkscales was a senior with high grades at a Chicago South Side high school but hadn’t been accepted to any colleges.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 23, 2015 12:50 p.m.
The Board of Directors of Seaway Bank and Trust Company announced the departure of President and CEO Darrell B. Jackson this week.
By: Norman Parish - September 23, 2015 12:46 p.m.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling for a $588 million property tax increase over the next four years in his 2016 budget – the biggest tax hike in the city’s history.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 23, 2015 12:39 p.m.
Last week, Chicago Blackhawks star winger Patrick Kane spoke to the media ahead of the team’s training camp at Notre Dame University near South Bend, IN last week.
By: Norman Parish - September 23, 2015 12:31 p.m.
Illinois State Sen. Jacqueline Collins (Dist.-16th) remembers being ignored by white teachers at times when she raised her hand as a student at the former Aquinas Dominican Catholic High School on Chicago’s South Side in the 1960s.
We've all heard of the 1960s "flower power" trend in fashion and we shop floral prints and patterns season after season. But the importance of flowers in fashion stems way beyond that, influencing everything from original designs to runway décor and signature scents. Flowers show emotion, beauty and set the mood for a variety of occasions, so it's no wonder they've become an influence for designers everywhere. In the midst of this month's New York Fashion Week, here are four ways that flowers and fashion go hand in hand:
By: Norman Parish - September 16, 2015 4:56 p.m.
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin is not running for the U.S. Senate in Illinois.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 16, 2015 4:55 p.m.
Big names such as Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Cypress Hill and De La Soul often overshadow underground and independent acts at Chicago’s Riot Fest. However, two Englewood natives shined right along with the big names this year at the popular festival.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 16, 2015 4:11 p.m.
Ill. State Rep. Rita led an event Tuesday evening that outlined the a timeline for the Division Street Bridge in Blue Island, Ill., which closed five years ago after experiencing significant decay.
By: Norman Parish - September 16, 2015 12:47 p.m.
An African American toddler’s body parts found last week in Garfield Park in Chicago. Regular weekend violence on the city’s South and West sides. And the lack of positive black images in today’s schools.
By: Norman Parish - September 16, 2015 12:43 p.m.
Saying it is time for new leadership, activist Tio Hardiman is challenging U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush for his 1st Congressional District seat in Illinois.
Hardiman, an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate and former director of the antiviolence group CeaseFire Chicago, said he believes it is time for a newcomer to replace Rush, who has been in office since 1993.
By: Norman Parish - September 16, 2015 12:32 p.m.
The University of Chicago Medicine recently announced it would partner with Sinai Health Systems to open a $40 million trauma center on the city’s South Side.
The announcement comes after years of protests from community activists who were insistent upon the hospital opening an adult trauma center on Chicago’s South Side.
Officials, lawmakers and civil rights groups commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by calling for much-needed updates to the law.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 16, 2015 11:58 a.m.
Since the start of the 2015 season, the United States Military Academy at West Point has celebrated the 125 years their football program has been in existence.
By: Norman Parish - September 16, 2015 11:55 a.m.
A group of hunger strikers want President Barack Obama to support its plans for a high school in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood to specialize in science.
By: Evan F. Moore - September 16, 2015 11:36 a.m.
The social media community reacted last week after a video surfaced of former tennis star, James Blake, being tackled and detained by plain clothes New York City Police (NYPD) officers as he was standing in front of a New York City hotel.
