Community Focus

Sheriff Wants to Reform Indigent Burials

Last week, more than a year after the discovery of the horrific scandal at Burr...

Urban Prep Sees 100% Again

Last week, Mayor Daley, elected officials and dignitaries visited Urban Prep Academies (UP) to celebrate...

Burris Honored By Alma Mater

Chatham resident of forty-eight years and former United States Senator Roland W. Burris will be...

2011 Chicago Municipal Election

Citizen Newspaper Group 2011 Municipal Election Endorsement...

Group Kicks Off Lead Poisoning Campaign

Last week, Imagine Englewood If (IEi) began its six-week series of free Lead Awareness and...

Emanuel: Good for Chicago

The city of Chicago is in need of strong leadership and we believe Rahm Emanuel...

Program Seeks to Restore Black Neighborhoods

A new program by a local community development company seeks to rebuild African American communities....

U of C Professor Is No. 2 at CPS

On Friday, Charles M. Payne, Ph.D. was named the Chicago Public Schools new interim chief...

Mayoral Contenders Square Off in Community Debates

With less than a week left until the 2011 Chicago Municipal Elections, the mayoral race...

Business Owners Fined for Illegal Dumping Near Lynwood

Recently, a Cook County judge fined two Orland Park business owners and their companies $1.8...

Chatham SSA Discussed at CBA Meeting

The new SSA (Special Service Area) #51 for Chatham was the topic of Tuesdays February...

Brooks Protg Reaches Students Through Poetry

While teaching to the test and standardized exams can measure academic success, using creativity serves...

Jackson Stumps for Presidential Library

Seventh Ward alderman Sandi Jackson is gaining the attention of Chicago mayoral candidates with her...

Cook County Jail Back to Normal After Storm

Last weeks historic snowstorm crippled the greater Chicagoland area; however, things are back to normal...

McDonald's Announces Head Coaches for 2011

CHICAGO, Ill. Four prep coaches from Chicagoland, New York and New Jersey were selected recently...