SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - Authorities on Tuesday detailed how Robin Williams' took his life, saying the actor and comedian hanged himself with a belt in a bedroom of his San Francisco Bay Area home.
CHICAGO (AP) — An all-Black team from Chicago is headed to the Little League World Series for the first time in three decades.
Metra commuter rail says service is being restored on its western line after two people were killed by a train headed for Chicago's Union Station.
HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude-4.5 earthquake has rattled Hawaii's Big Island, as two hurricanes rumbled toward the islands.
CHICAGO (AP) — Metra commuter rail says service is being restored on its western line after two people were killed by a train headed for Chicago's Union Station.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bank of America is nearing a $16 billion to $17 billion settlement to resolve an investigation into its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis, a person directly familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
A private survey shows that businesses hired at a healthy pace in July, though the job gains slowed from the previous month.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - August 7, 2014 12:40 p.m.
The Next Step College Readiness Program held its first annual “Stepping for the Children” benefit at the Oak Lawn Hilton Hotel, 9333 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn, ll., last month. The fundraiser honored Chicago radio icon and living legend, Herb Kent, “The Cool Gent,” by establishing an Educational Achievement Award in his name. The event also raised funds for the Next Step program, an initiative of the Chicago Child Care Society (CCCS), which works to break the cycle of generational teen pregnancy.
By: Deborah Bayliss - August 7, 2014 11:16 a.m.
For a child, the allure of a brightly colored playground touting with swings and sliding boards, is pretty much irresistible. Just ask the children who live in the Washington Heights community. They now are enjoying the newly renovated Jackie Robinson Park, which was unveiled last week during a recent ribbon cutting ceremony that included Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Chief Administrative Officer Tanya Anthony, Ald. Carrie Austin and members of the Washington Heights community.
By: Lee Edwards - August 7, 2014 11:07 a.m.
Loving U Pass Ur Sickness (L.U.P.U.S.), a non-profit designed to assist individuals suffering from lupus, live full, productive and healthy lives, held its first fundraising/awareness event at the Hubbard Street Loft, 1821 W. Hubbard St., this past weekend. The event provided a platform for testimonials, networking and shopping.
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois announced it has suspended study-abroad programs in Sierra Leone and plans extra screening for students arriving from West Africa in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
By: Deborah Bayliss - August 7, 2014 10:48 a.m.
Girls from various parts of Illinois, including Chicago’s south and far south side, this summer are participating in a collaborative initiative between ComEd, the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Girls4Science and the Chicago Urban League, called The Icebox Derby, an educational competition where girls team up to build electric car using a recycled refrigerators and freezers. The six week project is uniquely designed to empower young women to engage in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
By: Deborah Bayliss - August 7, 2014 10:40 a.m.
As promised the Illinois Tollway educational events kicked off Tuesday with three I-PASS roadshow events this month giving residents, business owners and others, opportunities to learn about and provide feedback on the agency’s plans to open a new, all-electronic Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 Interchange this fall.
By: Deborah Bayliss - August 6, 2014 4:49 p.m.
Residents who live at or near 10729 S. Champlain in Chicago were surprised yesterday morning as several local elected officials gathered on the block to announce $1.5 million in funding from a 2012 national foreclosure settlement to support an affordable historic home revitalization initiative in the Pullman community.
By: Lee Edwards - August 6, 2014 4:32 p.m.
Chicago’s only all-girls public school, Young Women's Leadership Charter School (YWLCS), 2641 S. Calumet Ave., was recognized by the Chicago City Council last week, via a resolution for its academic excellence – most notably for producing a Gates Millennium Scholar for the second consecutive year .
