By: Lee Edwards - October 30, 2013 4:14 p.m.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield (BCBS) of Illinois hosted their first Be Covered Illinois Summit last Thursday at their downtown Chicago location at 300 E. Randolph St. The summit was designed to promote awareness and education about the Affordable Care Act to the community.
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2013 5:07 p.m.
The Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) South Side and West Side presented The Black Church & HIV: The Social Justice Imperative (BCH) at US Bank, 815 W. 63rd, on October 10. The BCH presentation called upon several leaders of the black clergy throughout Chicagoland to engage, learn and speak about their personal experiences dealing with HIV and other taboo topics with their congregations and their personal lives.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2013 3:42 p.m.
The Rev. Al Sharpton was in Chicago last weekend to sign the lease on an apartment where he will live during his temporary stay here. Sharpton will utilize the rental unit for at least one day per week over the next two or three months while he addresses gun violence in Chicago and promote his new book, “The Rejected Stone.”
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2013 12:01 p.m.
A 21,000 square-foot Carson’s Clearance Store officially opened last Saturday in the Village of Lansing within the Landings Shopping Center at 16753 Torrence Ave. The new location is the only Carson’s Clearance Store in the Chicagoland area.
Rich South High School Band director Y.L. Douglas Jr., marched his students to an unforeseen victory over eight stellar competitors at the Chicago Football Classic Band Competition last month at Soldier Field.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2013 11:41 a.m.
Chicago Transit Authority Red Line South Trains are rolling again following a five-month, $425 million upgrade to tracks and eight stations from Cermak Rd. (22nd St.) to 95th Street.
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2013 11:13 a.m.
ComEd, Exelon and United Way of Metropolitan have once again collaborated on the Stay in School Initiative mentoring program where the main event is when students, parents and well-wishers gather at the Museum of Science and Industry to unveil and display the student’s report cards.
Commissioner Debra Shore of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has been presented with the Public Officials Award during the Water Environment Federation’s Celebration of Excellence Reception and Ceremony held at the McCormick Place Convention Center recently.
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2013 10:59 a.m.
All month, Seaway Bank & Trust Company (SBTC) has been providing free seminars on land trusts at its various branches including one held last week at its Bronzeville location, 3501 S. King Dr., and presented by Senior Trust Officer, Lois Jenkins, who also manages the bank’s trust department.
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2013 10:39 a.m.
Several African American clergy members in Chicago and its’ suburbs came together to voice their support for the passage of same sex marriage legislation in Illinois. The clergy members stated last week at a press conference at the Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St., that they were speaking on behalf of their congregations.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2013 10:29 a.m.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is instituting a new student promotion policy that moves current assessment standards from a two-tiered achievement model, to a three-tiered method. CPS officials say the current promotion policy is no longer consistent with state requirements and therefore requires an update.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2013 10:19 a.m.
Following Chicago Housing Authority CEO Charles Woodyard’s resignation announcement last week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel last Wednesday, announced the nomination of Michael R. Merchant as the new Housing Authority CEO.
The gospel artist Tonex is being boycotted by a group of students at Howard University in Washington, DC who feel that he is sending the wrong messages to the public.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 17, 2013 4:49 p.m.
Construction of a new Malcolm X College and School of Health Sciences got underway with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges Chancellor Cheryl Hyman breaking ground October 2, on the site located adjacent to the Illinois Medical District and across the street from the old college building at Jackson Boulevard and Damen Avenue in Chicago.
Illinois State Police Officials on Monday released information on regulatory requirements for concealed carry signage under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (430 ILCS 66/1, et. seq.).
By: Lee Edwards - October 17, 2013 4:39 p.m.
The Village of Dolton has approved the implementation of a new smartphone app that which allows local residents to help deter crime by capturing questionable and illegal activity on their smartphones and then sending it to the Dolton Police Department (DPD) anonymously. The app, I Alert U, is the first ever smartphone app of its kind to be used by a municipality or its’ law enforcement. I Alert U operates only within Dolton’s city limits as its servers are distinctly designated for Dolton residents and law enforcement.
African American shoppers have been lead to believe Aunt Jemima and some other syrups are African American products. Many are looking for products that really are African American. The answer is speaking the truth about how we have been purposely subject to misleading advertising and stories.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 17, 2013 4:23 p.m.
A ground breaking and ribbon cutting event commenced in Bronzeville last Wednesday where city and state officials, community leaders and residents celebrated the opening of a 24-unit, affordable family housing, community center, grocery store and a newly rehabbed senior housing tower.
The 2nd Annual Bras & Bagels for Breast Cancer Awareness event was in full swing on Saturday at the Carson’s department store, 9700 S. Western Ave. The affair, presented by The Eta XI Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in partnership with the National Council Negro Women (NCNW) Chicago Central Section, provided attendees with invaluable information about breast cancer prevention and survival.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 16, 2013 4 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Treasurer Stephanie Neely are hopeful that a $1 million micro lending initiative will lead to new jobs in Chicago while the city’s new Express Lane service that allows customers to renew and apply for a business license, eases the pain felt by those who go through the process.
