By: Lee Edwards - November 21, 2013 3:27 p.m.
On Friday, at the Pan African Association main office, 6163 N. Broadway St., the Pan African Association (PAA) and Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) held a special memorandum signing ceremony marking the establishment an official partnership between the two entities.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 21, 2013 3:16 p.m.
South Suburban College’s (SSC) Adult Volunteer Literacy Program’s fourth annual Family Literacy Night event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21st.
By: Lee Edwards - November 21, 2013 3:10 p.m.
The Village of Hazel Crest hosted its 1st Annual Community Outreach Summit at the Hazel Crest Municipal Center, 3000 W. 170th Pl., on Saturday.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 21, 2013 2:59 p.m.
It’s easy to surmise that college students from low income backgrounds would be first in line to meet deadline requirements for financial assistance. However, a University of Illinois at Chicago study, found that students with the greatest need for financial aid, are not submitting applications early enough to receive it.
As U.S. lawmakers engage in an ongoing fight over how and when to pay the country’s debts, more than half the middle class (59%) are very clear that their top day-to-day financial concern is “paying the monthly bills,” an increase from 52% in 2012.
Even in a nation with a biracial president, where interracial marriage is more accepted and common than ever, Bill de Blasio's marriage to Chirlane McCray is remarkable: He is apparently the first white politician in U.S. history elected to a major office with a black spouse by his side.
When we hear the word mammogram, most of us think of a middle-aged woman headed for retirement. But, for some African-Americans, that word needs to start including those of us who are under age 40.
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is seeking information from the public regarding two arsons and an attempted arson that have occurred in Ford Heights in a week’s time.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2013 4:44 p.m.
The Love, Unity & Values (LUV) Institute is making the best of this holiday season via its Wreaths of LUV project, which provides a positive and productive outlet for young women by allowing them to hand make custom decorated 22” holiday wreaths. The wreaths will be sold for $35 during LUV’s first annual fundraiser which is facilitated by students from the LUV Holiday Entrepreneurship Program.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2013 4:37 p.m.
The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARP) recently staged a rally to protest the final verdict in the 2011 killing case of Flint Farmer by Chicago Police Officer Gildardo Sierra. The protest, held at the George W. Dunne Cook County Office Building, 69 W. Washington last week, was part of CAARP’s Organizing Committee to Stop Police Crimes.
By: Lee Edwards - November 20, 2013 4:33 p.m.
Constellation NewEnergy, an Exelon company, has been hired by Chicago’s s Department of Fleet and Facility Management (2FM) to manage the city’s facility and street lighting accounts under a 25 month contract.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 20, 2013 4:28 p.m.
Community activists in Chicago, led a red-light enforcement and speed camera protest and petition drive recently in an ongoing effort to obtain enough signatures to place a referendum (a general vote by a body of people entitled to vote on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision) on the ballot for the 2014 general election, to abolish red light and speed light cameras.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 20, 2013 4:10 p.m.
Acting on recommendations from Chicago’s, Inspector General, Joseph Ferguson, Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed to the City Council, a new ordinance that mandates all City contractors report corrupt or unlawful activity, expanding current reporting requirements already in place.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 20, 2013 4:08 p.m.
The Seed of Hope Food Pantry of New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, located at 740 E. 77th St., will distribute Thanksgiving Food Baskets from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 23 along with the church’s Women’s Ministry.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 14, 2013 11:46 a.m.
Military veterans who are planning to start or grow a business, gathered at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) on Veterans Day to sign up and take advantage of a program that offers training and mentorship.
The Minneapolis-based Target Corporation, the nation’s second-largest retailer, announced last Thursday that it will remove questions about criminal history from its job applications in Minnesota and throughout the nation. The move came in response to a new Minnesota law and intense pressure from a grassroots campaign demanding that the company reduce employment barriers faced by people with criminal records.
Motown founder Berry Gordy recalls that when he first signed The Jackson 5, he sent them to live in a house in California — and the rowdy kids ended up getting kicked out and had to move in with him.
By: Lee Edwards - November 13, 2013 12:30 p.m.
Ombudsman Chicago, an alternative school for students ages 14-20, that allows them to earn a high school diploma, has recently opened its third Chicago location at 2401 W. Congress Parkway, on Chicago’s West side.
By: Deborah Bayliss - November 13, 2013 12:14 p.m.
Self-empowerment, love and respect for your fellow man, was the message shared on Thursday by Civil Rights Leader Rev. Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network (NAN) and former NBA basketball player, Isiah Thomas, as the pair addressed students at Frazier International Magnet School, 4027 W. Grenshaw, during Sharpton’s first day in Chicago as a temporary resident.
By: Lee Edwards - November 13, 2013 11:59 a.m.
Veterans who served in all branches of the United States military were honored Saturday at the American Legion Hall, 17034 Page Ave. in Hazel Crest, IL. Local, state and federal elected officials, many of whom served in the armed forces, celebrated the military veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day.
