By: Lee Edwards - October 16, 2013 1:27 p.m.
Entering its’ second year, ComEd’s Energy Force Program (EFP), which trains individuals with developmental disabilities on how to educate ComEd customers on how to conserve energy, is expanding.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 15, 2013 4:48 p.m.
Monday morning brought news of the a death of a young South Side celebrity chef who was found Friday morning in an alley with a gunshot wound to the head.
Law enforcement officials call it an “escalating threat” as children,”, some as young as nine, are lured and kidnapped into sex trafficking, the illegal trade of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor, often referred to as modern slavery.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 9, 2013 4:21 p.m.
The Chicago Citizen Newspaper learned Monday that Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr., civil rights activist, and MSNBC television talk show host will take up residence in Chicago.
By: Lee Edwards - October 9, 2013 4:11 p.m.
The Illinois Senior Olympics is providing opportunities for seasoned athletes to compete once a year at the state’s capitol, Springfield, for the chance to continue a lifelong pursuit of athletic and competitive excellence for its’ participants.
What if after surviving your first cancer diagnosis at the age of 51, you were re-diagnosed just 18 months later? Metastatic colorectal cancer patient Dave Johnson experienced that first-hand, and was initially reluctant and scared to tell his family, friends and co-workers.
By: Lee Edwards - October 9, 2013 3:41 p.m.
The Illinois Small Business Development Center located on Chicago State University’s campus, 9501 S. King Dr., hosted a free monthly workshop last Friday entitled “Starting a Business in Illinois” for small business owners.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 9, 2013 3:29 p.m.
A local university selected three noted African American artists for its artist in residence program as a way to increase diversity among participants.
Melinda Kelly, Executive Director of the Chatham Business Association announced during CBA’s monthly membership meeting Tuesday morning that the organization is fighting to rid the Chatham area of bad businesses.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 3, 2013 11:42 a.m.
Aimlee Cruikshank, 109, sat quietly as her daughter Pamela Potts shared the centenarian’s story during an event at the Wheeler Home Apartments Friday morning that honored 12 African American centenarians.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 3, 2013 10:26 a.m.
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) will host the REACH for the STARS Town Hall Meeting to celebrate the one-year partnership between UI Health and the Bernie Mac Foundation in the fight against sarcoidosis.
By: Lee Edwards - October 3, 2013 10:17 a.m.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Dorothy Brown and Cook County Department of Health Chief Operating Officer Dr. Terry Mason both go visit Chicago Vocational Career Academy (CVS) High School where they participated in the 4th Annual Back to School with the History Makers Program. Clerk Brown and Dr. Mason are both former selections as History Makers; Dr. Mason is proud to be an alum of CVS.
By: Lee Edwards - October 2, 2013 4:29 p.m.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Illinois Post 311 has a shiny new sign acknowledging its outstanding year of service (2012-2013) to the Village of Richton Park. Drivers can see the sign while driving eastbound into Richton Park.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 2, 2013 10:49 a.m.
Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) elevated structure at Wabash - Washington will soon be transformed into what’s being called “a gateway for Millennium Park and the Loop.”
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 2, 2013 10:44 a.m.
Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, announced retired Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) manager, Romayne Brown, as her choice to replace Stanley Rakestraw on the Metra Board of Directors.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 2, 2013 10:34 a.m.
Former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers' was sentenced last Wednesday by U.S. District Judge James Zagel to six months in prison for failing to declare campaign funds he spent at casinos as taxable income, a sentence, Chicago's acting U.S. attorney Gary Shapiro reportedly criticized as too lenient.
After a tragedy like the Trayvon Martin killing, calls routinely arise for a conversation about race. But Henry Louis Gates thinks the more direct way for structural change is through schools and their curriculum.
Purchasing designer handbags and shoes is a means for women to express their style, boost self-esteem, or even signal status. New University of Minnesota research suggests some women also seek these luxury items to prevent other women from stealing their man.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Dist 2nd) will host a job fair on Friday, October 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland.
