By: Lee Edwards - June 4, 2014 3:39 p.m.
Last week, faculty at Walter Q. Gresham Elementary School, 8524 S. Green St., celebrated the opening of its new library by establishing a “Literacy Day program,” designed to allow students more time in the library and to encourage them to read more.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 4, 2014 3:27 p.m.
Now might be a good time to start that business venture you’ve been thinking about especially since a study commissioned by the University of Chicago ( U of C) and carried out by an economics research firm concluded that a Barack Obama Presidential Library would provide a “significant economic boon to Chicago’s South side and the city.”
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 4, 2014 3:19 p.m.
Apostle Bishop Bridget C. Outlaw, Senior Pastor of New Global Destiny World Vision Ministries, recently received the prestigious, “2014 President’s Lifetime Achievement for Hunger Relief Advocate Award,” a national honor from the White House, offered in recognition of
sustained service.
Minister Frankie Davis has resided in the West Humboldt Park/West Garfield area since 1980 and was one of the many residents who gathered at Orr Community Academy High School Friday night on Chicago’s west side as part of the “Summer of Faith and Action,” kick-off movement, a faith-based and community effort to reclaim the city's streets from drugs and gun violence.
By: Lee Edwards - May 29, 2014 11:29 a.m.
Chicago’s Department of Procurement Services (DPS) recently unveiled its Vendor Compliance Resource Guide which explains contract compliance issues for vendors while reinforcing the City’s priorities of transparency and diversity contracting. The unveiling took place last week at the 2014 Vendor Fair held at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. Hosted by DPS in partnership with Cook County, the fair was an outreach event attended by more than 1,000 small and large businesses owners.
By: Lee Edwards - May 29, 2014 10:50 a.m.
The 30th Annual Matteson Family Days festival, an event staple for the Village of Matteson, is taking place on Friday, June 27 through Saturday, June 28, at the Matteson Village Hall, 4900 Village Commons. This year’s festival is headlined by multi-platinum selling R&B group, En Vogue, on Friday night and Grammy award winning artist, Peabo Bryson, on Saturday night.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 29, 2014 10:44 a.m.
The Prairie State College (PSC) district, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, is seeking nominations for one of two community service awards, one to highlight a community member and the other is to pay homage to a PSC college graduate.
By: Lee Edwards - May 28, 2014 4:55 p.m.
The state of Illinois recognized National Prevention Week last week, May 18-24. Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), National Prevention Week is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol and drug use, especially among adolescents, and mobilize communities to address these issues through prevention strategies including education and law enforcement.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 28, 2014 4:48 p.m.
The Chicago State University (CSU) Athletic Department has something to cheer about. For the first time in the department’s history, CSU is entering the 2014-15 academic year without one of its teams being under Academic Progress Rate (APR) penalty, according to the APR data released on Wednesday (May 14) by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 28, 2014 4:40 p.m.
One of two Chicago men was convicted in connection with the 2008 execution-style murders of five people during a home invasion on Chicago’s south side, according to Cook County State’s Attorney, Anita Alvarez.
By: Lee Edwards - May 28, 2014 4:31 p.m.
Last Friday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Bishop Byron T. Brazier, Pastor Cory Brooks, and several community members at South Vernon Ave & East 63rd Street on the city's south side for a positive loitering event kicking off the city’s Summer of Faith & Action, a citywide solidarity movement against violence. The Summer of Faith & Action campaign was comprised of over 50 positive community based events held in neighborhoods throughout the city on Friday evening, from 6-9 pm.
The following is an excerpt of President Barack Obama’s address to the nation on Memorial Day, 2014.
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:58 p.m.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University are collaborating to develop a device to prevent hearing loss in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy patients are often caught off-guard when they find themselves dealing with hearing loss following treatments, according to David Klodd, professor of audiology in the (University of Illinois at Chicago) UIC College of Medicine.
“Some commonly used chemotherapy drugs are ototoxic...they can damage structures in the inner ear involved in hearing,” Klodd said.
The Chicago Housing Authority has launched a new website that allows Section 3 residents to apply for jobs with CHA and its contractors.
Section 3 residents are public housing residents, Housing Choice Voucher participants and low-income Chicago area residents.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 16 (UPI) --Violent conflicts forced approximately 33.3 million people to become internally displaced by the end of 2013, says a United Nations-backed report.
According to the "Global Overview 2014," a report released Wednesday by the United Nations in Geneva, the 33.3 million internally displaced people in 2013 reflects a record high for the second year in a row, and an increase of 4.5 million IDPs from 2012.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:45 p.m.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced more funding for construction projects in Cook County that includes $466,153 in repairs on Claire Boulevard in Robbins with improvement from I-294 to 139th Street. The job was awarded to Gallagher Asphalt Corporation of Thornton, the lowest of four bidders on the project, according to the Gov.’s office.
By: Lee Edwards - May 21, 2014 4:33 p.m.
Harvey native, Roosevelt Griffin, has been selected as one of ten recipients to receive the 2014 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Griffin currently teaches at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, 14741 Wallace St., Harvey, Il, where he was once a student.
“To win was very overwhelming, very emotional, because at that point I was able to reflect on what the actual Golden Apple meant to me as Roosevelt Griffin but also to me being a kid growing up in Harvey, born in Harvey, and what it meant to all of those kids growing up in Harvey,” said Griffin.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:29 p.m.
Thanks to a partnership between UI Health Mile Square Health Center Englewood and Metropolitan Family Services, families and children in Greater Englewood will now have, along with their primary care visits, a mental health screening session and follow-up counseling and support services, through a new, first of its kind, Child & Family Wellness Program at Mile Square’s Englewood Clinic.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:21 p.m.
Acclaimed author, poet, film-maker, screenwriter, activist and playwright, Sam Greenlee, perhaps best known for his 1969 novel, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, died May 19 in Chicago at age 83.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:17 p.m.
Dead or dying trees will provide a source of organic material for local artists participating in the Chicago Tree Project, a partnership between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit (CSE). The project commissions local artists to turn dead or dying trees that are infested with Emerald Ash Borer or other bugs and diseases into living public art.
