Chaka Khan Cancels Four Concert Dates in June
Chaka Khan Enterprises announced today that Khan has had to cancel four concert dates in June due to extended vocal rest ordered by her doctor. The concert dates include, The Capital Jazz Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD (Saturday, June 8); the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, held outdoors in the downtown Cultural District in Pittsburg, PA (June 9); an appearance with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra at Columbus Commons in Columbus, OH (June 14) and Joni: A Portrait in Song at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada (June 18 and 19).
Health Care and Economic Development Key Issues at CBA Meeting
As the Affordable Care Act 2014 deadline requiring all Americans have healthcare coverage grows nearer, Brain Porter, Land Lincoln Health’s, Education Outreach Analyst, served as keynote speaker for Chatham Business Association’s monthly meeting on Tuesday.
CPS Chief Unveils Five Year Plan
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, during a Monday afternoon press conference at Westinghouse College Prep, unveiled “The Next Generation: Chicago’s Children,” a comprehensive, 5-year action plan designed to provide CPS students with a well-rounded instructional program which will enable them to have success in college, a good career and life in general.
Tio Hardiman will not be Retained by CeaseFire after Abuse Allegations
Tio Hardiman will not be Retained by CeaseFire after Abuse Allegations
Taking Killer Whale Research To The Classroom
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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...
Genetically Modified Wheat Found In Oregon Could Hurt Exports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday...
How Scientists Test for Genetically Modified Wheat
The European Union and Korea have said they will test U.S. shipments of wheat for...
Environmental Groups File Appeal To Stop Coos Bay Export Plans
Environmental groups have gone to court again to stop the export of liquidified natural gas...
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...
