By: Deborah Bayliss - October 30, 2014 11:33 a.m.
Ill. State Rep. Bob Rita (Dist.-28th) joined Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn and other state and local officials on Saturday for the official opening of the new, first-ever, interchange connecting I-57 and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).
Prairie State College (PSC), 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, IL, recently promoted Felix Simpkins, a police officer in the school's Police and Campus Safety Department as well as an adjunct professor of criminal justice at PSC, to Dean of Student Development and Campus Life.
By: Lee Edwards - October 30, 2014 11:12 a.m.
Recently, Ombudsman Chicago, an alternative school for young adults that provides them with the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma, opened a new location on Chicago's south side at 6057 S. Western Ave. Ombudsman Chicago opened its first Chicago location almost a year ago within the city’s East Garfield Park community, 2401 W. Congress Pkwy, which was then followed a Park Ridge, IL campus, 7500 N. Harlem Ave.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 30, 2014 10:52 a.m.
Probation Challenge, a youth advocacy and educational program and the South Shore Garden Betterment Association (SSGBA), recently partnered to hold a Mayoral Candidates Debate/Forum centered on issues pertaining Chicago’s youth and senior citizens.
By: Lee Edwards - October 30, 2014 10:43 a.m.
This week marks the one year anniversary of Chicago's citywide rollout of the Blue Cart Recycling Program, which provides bi-weekly recycling services to single family homes and multi-unit buildings with four or fewer units according to the Department of Streets & Sanitation (DSS). Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, expanded the program to over 360,000 Chicago households over an eight month span in 2013.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 30, 2014 10:41 a.m.
Following protest by parents and community groups over the slated closure of Dyett High School on Chicago’s South side, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced on Friday, it will issue a request for proposal (RFP) in Dec., seeking plans for a new open enrollment neighborhood high school at the Dyett school site, 555 E. 51st St.
By: Lee Edwards - October 30, 2014 10:38 a.m.
On Oct. 20, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway; the University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave.; Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron St.; and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave., have agreed to form a network care centers in preparation for an Ebola outbreak in Chicago.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers who were promised unlimited data plans but instead experienced slow speeds while browsing the Internet or watching streaming video.
MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) -- A student opened fire Friday in a high school cafeteria north of Seattle, killing at least one person and shooting several others in the head before killing himself, officials said.
NEW YORK (AP) -- From violence to verbal taunts, abusive dating behavior is pervasive among America's adolescents, according to a new, federally funded survey. It says a majority of boys and girls who date describe themselves as both victims and perpetrators.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2014 5 p.m.
Pending City Council approval, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced, Kurt Summers Jr., former chief of staff for Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, as the City of Chicago’s interim Treasurer to replace current City Treasurer, Stephanie Neely who will leave Mayor Emanuel’s administration Nov. 30 to start a new private sector job on Dec. 1.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2014 4:33 p.m.
While President Barack Obama was in town to support Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn’s quest for re-election, he urged voters on Sunday during an Early Vote Rally, put on by Quinn’s campaign team, to take advantage of Early Voting which opened on Monday. The President joined almost 2 million voters as he cast his ballot early Monday morning at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center at 47th St. and Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago.
By: Lee Edwards - October 23, 2014 3:53 p.m.
A little bad weather was not enough to stem the tide of optimism at the 1st Annual Purple Hose & Heels 5K walk held on the walking trail adjacent to the Target, 4647 Promenade Way, in Matteson, Ill. on Oct. 18. The event served the dual purpose of raising awareness about domestic violence and as a fundraiser for the South Suburban Family Shelter (SSFS), 18137 Harwood Ave., Homewood, Ill.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2014 3:43 p.m.
Word around town is that Mariano’s Fresh Market is considering opening a site at Harlem and North Ave. in Chicago.
