By: Lee Edwards - November 6, 2014 12:26 p.m.
On Oct. 28, Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.-D) joined Amazon.com Inc. to announce the creation of more than 1,000 full-time jobs and $75 million in investment in Illinois by 2017. Amazon is scouting sites and plans to open its first facility in Illinois next year.
By: Lee Edwards - November 6, 2014 12:17 p.m.
In recognition of nearly a half of a century of service in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, the Institute of Positive Education (IPE), a community based non-profit organization that strives to provide quality education to community youth, was bestowed an honorary street sign on the corner of 78th St. and Ellis Ave. last month.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 6, 2014 12:06 p.m.
Chicago Mayoral candidates Dr. Amara Enyia; Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd Ward); former Cook County Commissioner, Robert Shaw; Chicago police officer, Frederick Collins; community and political activist, Bill “Doc” Walls, put their best foot forward on Saturday, during a mayoral candidates forum put on by Probation Challenge, a youth advocacy organization and the South Shore Gardens Betterment Association, a community advocacy group, at the St. Paul Community Development Ministry, 4550 S. Wabash Ave.
In one of the state’s most closely watched races, incumbent U.S. Senator Dick Durbin emerged victorious in Tuesday’s midterm election defeating Republican candidate, James “Jim” D. Oberweis. Durbin, who serves as the Assistant Majority Leader, the second highest ranking position in the U.S. Senate, was first elected to the Senate in November 5, 1996 and has since been re-elected for four consecutive terms. Durbin is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois and is the senior senator from Illinois.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats' campaign operation on Friday said it borrowed $10 million for a last-minute boost to their fundraising, as officials see their majority increasingly in peril and Republicans gaining momentum.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The three Republican senators responsible for comprehensive immigration legislation, which remains stalled in Congress, on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to hold off on any steps to shield millions of people from deportation.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel this month convened cabinet members, public health officials and hospital leaders to discuss the city’s preparedness for the Ebola virus. Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Dr. Bechara Choucair conducted a precautionary briefing at the Mayor’s request to discuss the public and private sector coordination strategies and existing preparedness efforts.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 30, 2014 11:33 a.m.
Ill. State Rep. Bob Rita (Dist.-28th) joined Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn and other state and local officials on Saturday for the official opening of the new, first-ever, interchange connecting I-57 and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).
Prairie State College (PSC), 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, IL, recently promoted Felix Simpkins, a police officer in the school's Police and Campus Safety Department as well as an adjunct professor of criminal justice at PSC, to Dean of Student Development and Campus Life.
By: Lee Edwards - October 30, 2014 11:12 a.m.
Recently, Ombudsman Chicago, an alternative school for young adults that provides them with the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma, opened a new location on Chicago's south side at 6057 S. Western Ave. Ombudsman Chicago opened its first Chicago location almost a year ago within the city’s East Garfield Park community, 2401 W. Congress Pkwy, which was then followed a Park Ridge, IL campus, 7500 N. Harlem Ave.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 30, 2014 10:52 a.m.
Probation Challenge, a youth advocacy and educational program and the South Shore Garden Betterment Association (SSGBA), recently partnered to hold a Mayoral Candidates Debate/Forum centered on issues pertaining Chicago’s youth and senior citizens.
By: Lee Edwards - October 30, 2014 10:43 a.m.
This week marks the one year anniversary of Chicago's citywide rollout of the Blue Cart Recycling Program, which provides bi-weekly recycling services to single family homes and multi-unit buildings with four or fewer units according to the Department of Streets & Sanitation (DSS). Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, expanded the program to over 360,000 Chicago households over an eight month span in 2013.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 30, 2014 10:41 a.m.
Following protest by parents and community groups over the slated closure of Dyett High School on Chicago’s South side, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced on Friday, it will issue a request for proposal (RFP) in Dec., seeking plans for a new open enrollment neighborhood high school at the Dyett school site, 555 E. 51st St.
By: Lee Edwards - October 30, 2014 10:38 a.m.
On Oct. 20, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway; the University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave.; Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron St.; and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave., have agreed to form a network care centers in preparation for an Ebola outbreak in Chicago.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers who were promised unlimited data plans but instead experienced slow speeds while browsing the Internet or watching streaming video.
MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) -- A student opened fire Friday in a high school cafeteria north of Seattle, killing at least one person and shooting several others in the head before killing himself, officials said.
NEW YORK (AP) -- From violence to verbal taunts, abusive dating behavior is pervasive among America's adolescents, according to a new, federally funded survey. It says a majority of boys and girls who date describe themselves as both victims and perpetrators.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2014 5 p.m.
Pending City Council approval, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced, Kurt Summers Jr., former chief of staff for Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, as the City of Chicago’s interim Treasurer to replace current City Treasurer, Stephanie Neely who will leave Mayor Emanuel’s administration Nov. 30 to start a new private sector job on Dec. 1.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2014 4:33 p.m.
While President Barack Obama was in town to support Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn’s quest for re-election, he urged voters on Sunday during an Early Vote Rally, put on by Quinn’s campaign team, to take advantage of Early Voting which opened on Monday. The President joined almost 2 million voters as he cast his ballot early Monday morning at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center at 47th St. and Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago.
