By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2014 3:53 p.m.
A little bad weather was not enough to stem the tide of optimism at the 1st Annual Purple Hose & Heels 5K walk held on the walking trail adjacent to the Target, 4647 Promenade Way, in Matteson, Ill. on Oct. 18. The event served the dual purpose of raising awareness about domestic violence and as a fundraiser for the South Suburban Family Shelter (SSFS), 18137 Harwood Ave., Homewood, Ill.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2014 3:43 p.m.
Word around town is that Mariano’s Fresh Market is considering opening a site at Harlem and North Ave. in Chicago.
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2014 3:42 p.m.
A new Ventra mobile app for smart phones, developed to enhance the experience of CTA, Metra, RTA and Pace transit riders, was announced at the Chicago Transportation Authority (CTA) monthly board meeting at CTA’s main offices in downtown Chicago, 567 W. Lake St., on Oct. 15. (Ventra is the name of the new, joint fare system for CTA and Pace which launched system-wide July 1, 2014. Ventra replaces all of CTA & Pace’s old fare media with one card and system that does everything.)
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2014 3:34 p.m.
For the first time this school year, on Oct. 16, Off The Street Club (OTSC), a non-profit foundation that provides a safe haven for youth to, opened its doors to approximately 300 club members, mentors and volunteers during its monthly, 3rd Thursday mentoring program, at its west Garfield headquarters, 25 N. Karlov Ave.
By: Colette Greenstein - October 23, 2014 7:35 a.m.
“Dear White People, the minimum requirement of black friends to not seem racist has just been raised to two.
State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) stood with Governor Pat Quinn and other high-ranking officials on Saturday to announce the building of a new South Side Metra stop on the Rock Island Line. This project is the culmination of a 5-year effort in which Senator Collins lobbied, fought and advocated for the $21.5 million in state capital funds. “The people of Auburn Gresham and adjoining communities deserve this opportunity; the opportunity for job creation, community engagement and economic development,“ said Collins.
By: Lee Edwards - October 22, 2014 5:11 p.m.
Earlier this month, the Chicago Park District (CPD) was awarded the 2014 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). This year's program was sponsored by Musco Lighting LLC.
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A man who allegedly confessed to killing seven women in Indiana refused to even acknowledge his name to a judge Wednesday, and a sheriff explained later that the suspect was upset his hearing was in open court before dozens of journalists.
Below is a joint statement from the following members of the Chicago Ebola Resource Network: the Chicago Department of Public Health, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Recently, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) announced that the City will be partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA); All Chicago; and the Corporation for Supportive Housing to end homelessness among veterans in Chicago by the end of 2015.
The month of October is a busy month for Bishop Larry D. Trotter, Senior Pastor of Sweet Holy Spirit Church of Chicago, and Presiding Prelate of New Century Fellowship Churches, Inc. Trotter is celebrating 40 years of preaching the gospel, 33 years as senior pastor of Sweet Holy Spirit Church, and 21 years as a Consecrated Bishop. There has been a month long celebration going on at Sweet Holy Spirit Church located at 8621 S. South Chicago Avenue.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 22, 2014 4:45 p.m.
For weeks now, residents of the newly constructed, mixed-use, mixed-income complex at 47th St. and Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago, have been moving into their new residence, a combination of condos, apartments and businesses, including a new Walmart Store.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 22, 2014 4:28 p.m.
Activist and scholar, Dr. Conrad Worrill, 73, director and professor at the Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, began teaching at Northeastern in 1976, where he is the coordinator and professor of inner-city studies education.
By: Lee Edwards - October 22, 2014 4:23 p.m.
On Oct. 8, After School Matters (ASM) released its annual Request for Proposals (RFP) which provides the guidelines and pertinent information to independent contractors and community organizations who are interesting in to conducting after-school and summer programs for Chicago’s youth, through the ASM network. The deadline to respond is submit Nov. 7, 2015.
Comer Cottrell, a black-hair-care entrepreneur who brought Jheri curl to the masses, has died.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 22, 2014 3:21 p.m.
The cold and rain on Saturday did not deter the many who turned out to hear Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce a $20 million investment for a new state-of-the art, indoor, track and field facility slated for construction on Chicago Park District land next to Gately Stadium on Chicago’s south side.
By: Lee Edwards - October 22, 2014 3:03 p.m.
Sisters Network, Inc. (SNI) is a national non-profit organization and sisterhood of members that supports African American breast cancer survivors. With over 40 nationally recognized chapters, SNI’s Chicago chapter serves both the south side and south suburban Chicago municipalities.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 22, 2014 2:57 p.m.
Throngs of media from as far away as France, and spectators turned out on Sunday for the Early Vote Rally with President Barack Obama and Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn at Chicago State University’s (CSU) Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center, named for named for former Ill. Senate president, Emil Jones, Jr. and his late wife.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Everyone coming to the United States from the three West African countries at the center of the Ebola outbreak will now be screened for the deadly disease at one of five airports, the Homeland Security Department said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama turned to a trusted adviser to lead the nation's Ebola response on Friday as efforts to clamp down on any possible route of infection from three Texas cases expanded, reaching a cruise ship at sea and multiple airline flights.
