It almost seems unfair. As women, we have to work extra hard to lose weight, but it seems like men can simply wish to lose weight and do it with no problem.
By: Lee Edwards - June 11, 2014 4:40 p.m.
Real Men Cook, Charities, Inc. and Real Men Cook, Inc. (RMC) partnered with the Safe Dining Association (SDA) last week to host a Summer Festival Food Service Sanitation seminar at the Give Me Some Sugah bakery, 2234 E. 71st St., that educated RMC Father’s Day cookout event participants on how to provide safe food samples to the public. The RMC cookout event was launched in 1990, is presented annually on Father's Day and is a food tasting family celebration featuring men volunteering to cook for and serve the community. This year, RMC is celebrating its 25th consecutive Father’s Day cookout event in Chicago.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 11, 2014 4:02 p.m.
For many African American households, Johnson Publication’s JET magazine was very much a cultural component commonly found on coffee and dinner tables nationwide, however; as technology has made way for the new digital age, JET magazine, initially billed as “The Weekly Negro News Magazine,” released its final print issue on Monday as the 63-year-old publication transitions from print to a digital only platform as a way to provide readers quicker and easier access to its news and information coverage.
Gay and lesbian couples across Illinois can now legally wed as the state becomes the latest in the nation to allow same-sex marriage.
An assorted lineup of 66 restaurants that will participate throughout the highly anticipated, five-day food and entertainment festival Taste of Chicago, July 9-13 in Grant Park. Showcasing Chicago’s diverse culinary scene, Taste goers are guaranteed an endless variety of dining options to suit every palate from five-day restaurants to the popular one- and two-day Pop-Ups, as well as food trucks.
Herb Jeffries, the jazz singer and actor who performed with Duke Ellington and was known as the "Bronze Buckaroo" in a series of all-black 1930s Westerns, died of heart failure Sunday morning at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 100.
TEHRAN, (UPI) --Iranian actress Leila Hatami should be publicly flogged for kissing Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacob on the cheek, the Hizbullah Students organization argued in a petition to Iran's judiciary.
U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday after a political firestorm over widespread delays in veterans' medical care, leaving President Barack Obama with a freer hand to address systemic problems bedeviling the agency.
By: Lee Edwards - June 4, 2014 4:03 p.m.
Last week, Chicago aldermen were joined at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., by Raise Chicago, a grassroots coalition working to ensure that major corporations who make over $50 million in profits pay a living wage of $15/hr., to announce the introduction of a $15 an hour minimum wage ordinance, sponsored by Alderman Roderick Sawyer (6th), Alderman John Arena (45th), and Alderman Joe Moreno (1st).
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.
