Engaging & Educating the Community in Preventing Youth of Color with Behavioral Health Challenges from Entering the Legal Justice Systems” was both the topic and the goal of a Dialogue Meeting hosted by Chicago Area Project (CAP) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS/SAMHSA) on September 11 - 12, 2013, at the University of Illinois/Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott St. in Chicago.
By: Lee Edwards - September 25, 2013 4:24 p.m.
Prairie State College (PSC) has become one of four community colleges in the state of Illinois to participate in the Behavior Change for Energy Efficiency Pilot Program. The program reduces energy usage by monitoring the amount of energy used and changing the behavior of its participants.
By: Lee Edwards - September 25, 2013 4:24 p.m.
At the North Lawndale Magic Johnson Bridgescape location at 3210 W. Roosevelt Rd., former NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnson joined by several of his notable friends including recording artist Common, and current Bridgescape students announced the formation of his non-profit organization “Friends of Magic” that would work to assist at-risk students and dropouts earn their high school diplomas.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 25, 2013 4:16 p.m.
Harvard business professor, Steve Rogers, used a line from a song as he described Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood where he grew up and still owns property, saying “you can call it Tobacco Road but it’s still my home,” referring to the areas “bad” reputation label.
Today’s technology makes those pesky tasks of washing, drying and folding your beloved garments easier than ever before. Gain inspiration for a laundry room update with cutting-edge solutions that work hard to get your clothes squeaky clean and may even make the chore fun.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - September 25, 2013 3:53 p.m.
The city of Chicago has good news for unemployed Chicagoans. That’s because Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday that the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) will provide up to $1.6 million in funding for worker training and direct placement program assistance to help unemployed Chicago residents obtain positions at companies that contract with O’Hare International Airport.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 25, 2013 3:31 p.m.
Following Sunday’s church service, Shelby Hamilton eagerly perused the various health screening tables set up in the basement of the Sheldon Heights Church of Christ, 11355 S. Halsted, where she is a member, before deciding on the blood pressure check as her first stop.
By: Lee Edwards - September 25, 2013 3:24 p.m.
Presented by the Black McDonald’s Operators Association of Chicagoland and the Northwest Indiana (BMOA), the UniverSoul Circus is in Washington Park at 51st and Cottage Grove Ave. from Wednesday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 6 and then will move on to Union Park at 1501 W. Randolph St.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 25, 2013 3:19 p.m.
Described as a visual call to action, artist James Pate shines a disturbing light on the countless number of individuals who lost their lives to gun violence in African American communities via a moving exhibition titled Kin Killin Kin--on display at the DuSable Museum of African History, 740 East 56th St., through Nov. 2013.
CHICAGO- A federal jury today convicted a former Cook County official of steering four county contracts, each just under $25,000, to four acquaintances and then taking a portion of the contract payments as kickbacks from each of them, totaling $34,700. The defendant, Eugene Mullins, who was director of the Cook County Department of Public Affairs and Communications between March 2008 and November 2010, was found guilty by jurors who began deliberating Monday afternoon after a week-long trial in U.S. District Court.
A secret meeting between a representative of the Wyoming chapter of the NAACP and a Ku Klux Klan organizer ended with the Klan organizer paying $50 to join the civil rights organization, participants said.
"You can't be what you ain't seen", - the Honorable R. Eugene Pincham, deceased Civil Rights attorney, Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois and Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 25, 2013 2:50 p.m.
If you have a bachelor’s or graduate degree and four years of supervisory experience managing and conducting investigations into criminal or fraudulent activity, you may want to apply to become the next chief administrator to lead Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA).
By: Lee Edwards - September 19, 2013 12:15 p.m.
The Village of Richton Park has officially partnered with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) to offer the National League of Cities (NLC) Service Line Warranty Program to residents there. The program offers voluntary warranty protection at an affordable price for water lines in the event of a failure or malfunction.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 18, 2013 4:53 p.m.
Throngs of customers filed into the new Pullman Walmart Supercenter last Wednesday morning following a brief, ceremonial ribbon cutting by 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale and Walmart store manager, Darryl Bowles.
First Lady Michelle Obama has joined the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and actress Eva Longoria in PHA’s new effort to encourage everyone to drink more water, an easy choice to improve health and well-being every day. The effort brings together more than a dozen organizations committed to encouraging everyone to drink more water more often. According to the CDC, approximately one fourth of children do not drink any water on a given day. This new effort will remind people that drinking more water helps you have more energy to do more, longer and with better focus.
If you’ve been wondering how former NFL player turned sports analyst turned educator Deion Sanders is doing after his second divorce, finalized, well, he’s doing just fine. Awarded full custody of his three children with now ex-wife Pilar Sanders, Deion has rebounded with film executive Tracey Edmonds. They can certainly bond over their marital drama. Edmonds has also been divorced twice, including once from actor Eddie Murphy in a marriage that had no legal standing in the U.S. and lasted just two weeks.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 18, 2013 3:28 p.m.
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has added a federal level policy maker to their staff.
Chicagoan, Dr. Jamila R. Rashid, former minority health official and advocate at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been named executive director of the UIC’s Urban Health Program.
Dr. Rashid will be responsible for developing programs that bring minority and underrepresented pre-college, undergraduate and graduate students in Chicago into careers in the health care professions.
By: Lee Edwards - September 18, 2013 3:08 p.m.
The 16th Annual Chicago Football Classic (CFC) presented by BMO Harris Bank and Sherman Dodge will once again exhibit on Saturday, September 21 at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr. Touting a high quality football game between historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), spirited pre kick-off events and a dedication to provide Chicagoland high school students with opportunities to pursue a higher education, CFC has become a great tradition for the city.
The CFC is one of over fifty traditional football game and weeklong celebrations held between HBCUs across the nation. Since its’ inception in 1997, the CFC has invited several HBCUs to play in the game.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 18, 2013 12:51 p.m.
Chatham/Avalon Park Community Council (CAPCC) in conjunction with the Center for Regenerative Truth Chicago (CRT) held a charity Walk, Run, Bike for Life Fundraising event to aid in the development of “The Color Green” Urban Garden Project that is intended to help transform the community into a healthy, sustainable environment and provide accessible, healthy food items to area residents.
