New Head Of Interior Adjusts To New Role
Sally Jewell's transition from CEO of REI to head of the Interior Department in Washington...
Jewell Makes First NW Return As Interior Secretary
Interior Secretary Sally Jewel made her first public stop in the Northwest in Portland Thursday,...
editorial: Smart Grid Bill Will Provide Jobs and Savings for Minority Communities
As Illinois continues to recover from the economic downturn, our top priority has to be...
Rep. Ford Moves to Protect Student's Social Network Privacy
Ill. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford's (Dist. - 8th) is a sponsor of House...
Blind High School Track Star is Not Slowing Down
Thornton Fractional South High School (T.F. South) student Jhaliyah Anderson, has been blind since she...
Long Dreaded CTA Reconstruction Project Gets Underway
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders who've been dreading the May 19 Red Line South Reconstruction...
Escaping the Hood A Profile in Succeeding and Giving Back
Chicago Native son, Brian Sibley, 24, also known as "Kells,'' is not your typical male...
Poll: Oregonians Favor Limited Logging Approach
A majority of Oregon voters favor protections for the so-called O&C forest lands in Western...
Englewood Family Forced to Live Without Power or Cooking Gas
The Shaw family members are in the battle of their lives. While trying to restore...
Cook County Jail Inmates Take on Russians in Chess Match
Charles Hopf, 19, of East Chicago, Indiana sat quietly with his fellow inmates in the...
New Indoor Mall Provides Opportunity and Community Services
Situated on the busy stretch of east 79th Street, just across from the old Regal...
Citizens in Action
Chicago’s own Rosemarie Black, aka “Racetrack Rosie” has died. Black was a stripper and was extremely recognizable on Chicago’s south side mainly because of the humongous cowboy hats and colorful form fitting clothes she wore which showcased her voluptuous figure. Reportedly Black worked as an exotic dancer until she was 60 years old.
UIC Mobile Art Gallery Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You
Thanks to a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant, professors at the University...
Dixmoor Elects 1st African American Female as Village President
Dorothy D. Armstrong has officially become the Village of Dixmoor's first elected female African American...
Kennedy King Grad Credits Support Group with College Success
Kenneth Hamilton, 23, walked across UIC Pavilion's (525 S. Racine Ave.) stage May 3, graduating...
Enviros Say Not So Fast To Mountain Biking At Mount Hood's Timberline
A plan to build 17 miles of mountain bike trails on the slopes surrounding Timberline...
Historic Art Center to Hold Annual Fundraising Event
Located in the heart of Bronzeville for more than 71 years, The South Side Community...
Ald. Sawyer Continues to Fight for his Privatization Ordinance
Alderman Roderick T. Sawyer of the 6th Ward is still keeping up the fight to...
Leather, Furry Nail Polish: Why Didn't I Think of That?
Remember the time when you applied way too many coats of fingernail polish to your...
