By: Lee Edwards - December 5, 2014 11:05 a.m.
The American Heart Association (AHA) and Crisp! Mobile Grocery (CMG), an affordable mobile grocer initiative sponsored by Catholic Charities partnered on an effort to tackle the food desert crisis on Chicago’s west side with a kick-off event at Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Ave., on Nov. 21 where community members received an informative presentation about the impact of unhealthy eating habits and how to utilize Crisp! Event goers were also treated with a free nutrition and food demonstration by Chef Judson Todd Allen, personal chef to Steve Harvey.
NEW YORK (AP) — From the White House to the streets of some of America's biggest cities, the New York chokehold case converged with the Ferguson shooting and investigations out of South Carolina and Cleveland to stir a national conversation Thursday about racial justice and police use of force.
By: Lee Edwards - December 4, 2014 4:57 p.m.
Community activist, Glenda Franklin, and David Moore, assistant to Cook County Board of Review, Commissioner, Larry Rogers Jr., announced their candidacy to fill the vacancy left by Ald. Latasha Thomas (17th Ward) who will not seek re-election after serving four terms and nearly 15 years following her July 2000 appointment by former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.
By: Deborah Bayliss - December 4, 2014 4:52 p.m.
World Renowned artist, Theaster Gates’ unique approach to neighborhood revitalization is taking off in the Hyde Park/Grand Crossing neighborhood with the grand opening last of week of the Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, an art-centered mixed-income community that provides affordable housing opportunities in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.
By: Deborah Bayliss - December 4, 2014 4:32 p.m.
Seldom do parents get to share the spotlight with their children but one lucky family is getting to do just that as they showcase their talents simultaneously on three different stages across Chicago.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Monday he wants to ensure the U.S. isn't building a "militarized culture" within police departments, while maintaining federal programs that provide the type of military-style equipment that were used to dispel racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
By: Deborah Bayliss - December 4, 2014 4:19 p.m.
Chicago employees currently earning the $8.25 minimum wage, received an early Christmas gift with the City Council ordinance approval on Tuesday that hikes hourly worker’s pay over the next four years to $13 per hour by 2019.
NEW YORK (AP) — A white New York City police officer was cleared Wednesday in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes — a case that sparked outrage and drew comparisons to the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.
By: Deborah Bayliss - December 1, 2014 12:35 p.m.
A Chicago military service man was the recipient of a mortgage-free home courtesy of Military Warriors Foundation in partnership with Bank of America as a way to help ease his transition back to civilian life.
A 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, founded by Lt. Gen., Leroy Sisco, (Ret.), in 2007, the Military Warriors Foundation, provides support for the nation’s combat wounded heroes and Gold Star Families as they transition out of the military and into their new civilian life.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida State University alumnus and attorney who shot three people at the school's library early Thursday believed the government was targeting him for persecution, detailing his thoughts in a journal and in videos detectives obtained, authorities said.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2014 4:52 p.m.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Harold Washington Legacy Committee, elected officials and dignitaries celebrated the legacy of the first African American mayor of Chicago, the late Harold Washington, at a private ceremony at the Harold Washington Library Center (HWLC), 400 S. State St., in Chicago by unveiling a ceremonial plaque in his honor last week.
The jovial ceremony highlighted Washington by recognizing his progressive vision for Chicago, larger than life personality, and acknowledged his lasting legacy.
Last week, the White House Council on Women and Girls released a report entitled “Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunity”. This report highlights work the Administration has done over the last six years to reduce barriers to success for everyone including women and girls of color. From continuing to fight to increase the minimum wage, encouraging women to enter STEM-related fields, providing increased access to health screenings and much more, this report re-emphasizes the Administration’s commitment to helping all women succeed in every area of their lives.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2014 4:37 p.m.
Last week, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that the second year of open healthcare enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would begin on Nov. 15 and last for a three-month time period running through Feb. 15. The announcement comes on the heels of Illinois’ successful first year of Affordable Care Act enrollment where more than 700,000 people across the state gained access to health insurance coverage.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2014 4:23 p.m.
Housed at the Experimental Station’s bike shop at 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. in Chicago, Blackstone Bicycle Works Program (BBWP) is a youth education program of the Experimental Station. It's a bike shop dedicated to promoting ecological practices and empowering youth, teaching mechanical skills, job skills, and business literacy to boys and girls from the underserved Woodlawn neighborhood and Chicago's broader south side.
Gym classes that promise a plump posterior are in high demand. A surgery that pumps fat into the buttocks is gaining popularity. And padded panties that give the appearance of a rounder rump are selling out.
Hoping for a Whitney Houston hologram? You'll have to wait.
Pat Houston, the late singer's sister-in-law and head of her estate, says she's had offers to debut a Houston hologram, but she won't sign on just yet.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2014 12:49 p.m.
In an effort to assist businesses owned and operated by minorities business enterprises (MBE), women business enterprises (WBE), and disabled individual business enterprises (DBE), the Chatham Business Association (CBA) and the South Shore Chamber, Inc. (SSCI) joined forces hosting a free MBE,WBE and DBE certification workshop on Nov. 5, at the SSCI’s office, 1750 E. 71st.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2014 12:34 p.m.
City of Chicago’s City Council recently passed a Single-Room Occupancy and Residential Hotel Preservation Ordinance, that preserves affordable-single room occupancy (SRO) buildings and establishes the legal framework to generate revenue to support building owners. The SRO ordinance was sponsored by Alderman Walter Burnett (27th Ward) and Alderman Ameya Pawar (47th Ward) with the support of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and in partnership with grassroots organization, Chicago for All Coalition.
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy that was under development, the second outlet within a day to put off or abandon a project involving the long-beloved comic as a sexual assault scandal continues to spiral around him.
Jane Byrne became part of Chicago history when she was elected its first female mayor. She became part of city lore because of how she won: beating an incumbent who voters thought had bungled the reaction to a blizzard that paralyzed the streets.
