By: Lee Edwards - April 30, 2014 12:30 p.m.
Last week, Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Board of Education voted in favor of “turning around” Walter Q. Gresham Elementary, Dvorak Technology Academy, and Ronald E. McNair Elementary for School Year 2014–2015 (SY 14-15).
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 30, 2014 12:17 p.m.
Actor and activist Danny Glover is the featured speaker for the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture’s (SRPC) annual public lecture that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Summer Project, a 1964 effort that took Northern college students to Mississippi to support African-
American's right to vote in that state and resulted in the death of three Civil Rights Workers.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 30, 2014 11:25 a.m.
One never knows how the circumstances of their childhood will impact their adult life. For example, a Chatham restaurant manager who experienced homelessness as a child, now gives back to his community every Sunday by donating food he cooks at the restaurant for the homeless and others experiencing food insecurity.
Donald Sterling, the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, was barred from the N.B.A. for life and may be forced to sell the team for making racist remarks, the league commissioner, Adam Silver, announced Tuesday. Silver said that Sterling would be barred from any contact with his team and the league and that he would be fined $2.5 million, the maximum allowed by the league’s constitution.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 17, 2014 4:33 p.m.
Cook County Board of Commissioners on March 12 approved a program development team to find a new use for the old Cook County Hospital building on Chicago’s west side. The effort will be led by Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc. (CCS) with the goal of “articulating” the vision of County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, the County Commissioners and the CCHHS (Cook County Health and Hospital Systems, leadership.
By: Lee Edwards - April 17, 2014 4:20 p.m.
National Work Zone Awareness week, April 7-11, was recognized by the Illinois State Police (ISP), Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), and the Illinois Tollway among many agencies to encourage motorists to drive safely and slowly on Illinois roadways, particularly in work zones.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 17, 2014 4:09 p.m.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced a $52.7 million investment in community transportation projects throughout Illinois that is expected to support more than 400 jobs throughout 71 projects, including bike paths, walking trails, historic preservation and streetscape beautification projects with funding from the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) – a federally-funded, program that encourages transportation-related projects, according to information released by the governor’s office.
By: Lee Edwards - April 17, 2014 4:06 p.m.
To better prepare local residents for its upcoming annual free on-campus job fair (to be held May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), South Suburban College (SSC), 15800 State St, South Holland, will host a workshop entitled Adult Brown Bag Seminar that will equip job seekers with techniques and information proven helpful in landing successful job interviews.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 17, 2014 4:03 p.m.
A 17-year-old juvenile, whose name is being withheld, on Monday, appeared in Central Bond Court, at 26th and California in Chicago, and was charged with first degree murder following a verbal altercation that occurred on the 3000 block of W. 53rd Place, early Sunday morning.
By: Lee Edwards - April 17, 2014 12:40 p.m.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was blocked by Republican U.S. Senators last week, a move that prohibits wage gender equality legislation from progressing.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 16, 2014 4:46 p.m.
Third Ward Ald. Pat Dowell and the Chicago Park District are moving forward on the planned expansion of Buckhorn Park located at 4347 S. Calumet St, with a proposal to rename the park in honor of Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed last year while standing with friends in nearby Harsh Park, 4458-70 S. Oakenwald after taking her final exams. Hadiya was only 15-years old.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 16, 2014 4:42 p.m.
President Barack Obama along with former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and others, gathered last week for a three-day Civil Rights Summit held at the LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson) Presidential Library, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Bill’s passage and to honor Johnson’s legislative legacy.
By: Lee Edwards - April 16, 2014 4:27 p.m.
Rap artists Common and Rhymefest, founders of the Common Ground Foundation and Kanye West’s Donda’s House, respectively, announced the launch of their latest collaborative project, The Chicago Youth Jobs Collaborative, a coalition of public, private and nonprofit agencies that advocate for the creation of youth employment. The announcement was held during a press conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave last week.
Eminem and Outkast will headline a diverse lineup of more than 130 acts at this year's three-day Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Jane's Addiction lead singer and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell announced last Wednesday.
By: Lee Edwards - April 11, 2014 3:09 p.m.
“I am PEACE,” “I am COURAGEOUS,” “I am TEACHABLE,” read the signs worn by participants of the Teena’s Legacy’s 5K Walk for Peace this past Saturday at Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine. Walkers made their way along the trail that circles Ogden Park to complete the 5K – equivalent to 3.1 miles.
In his address to the nation last week, Vice President Joe Biden discussed the importance of raising the federal minimum wage. The full transcript follows:
The Home Depot® Foundation recently launched its second-annual Spring into Service campaign, a season-long initiative to plant edible gardens that will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for 1,000 homeless U.S. military veterans at facilities that serve them. This effort is part of the Foundation’s five year, $80 million commitment to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home.
By: Lee Edwards - April 11, 2014 2:43 p.m.
At its annual Human Rights Conference, themed “Bringing Human Rights Home,” held at the JW Marriott hotel, 151 W. Adams St. in Chicago, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) representatives last week, described gun violence as a human rights issue that affects the lives of everyone that it touches.
The South Suburban College Sustainability Committee will hold its 4th annual Earth Awareness Day & Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, at the Main Campus in South Holland at 15800 South State Street.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 11, 2014 1:59 p.m.
Low income parents can increase their children’s chances of success simply by engaging them in thoughtful and interactive conversation on a regular basis, according to a 1995 study conducted by child psychologists Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley that found by age 4, children in poverty heard 30 million fewer words than their counterparts in more advantaged families.
