GENEVA, Switzerland, May 16 (UPI) --Violent conflicts forced approximately 33.3 million people to become internally displaced by the end of 2013, says a United Nations-backed report.
According to the "Global Overview 2014," a report released Wednesday by the United Nations in Geneva, the 33.3 million internally displaced people in 2013 reflects a record high for the second year in a row, and an increase of 4.5 million IDPs from 2012.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:45 p.m.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced more funding for construction projects in Cook County that includes $466,153 in repairs on Claire Boulevard in Robbins with improvement from I-294 to 139th Street. The job was awarded to Gallagher Asphalt Corporation of Thornton, the lowest of four bidders on the project, according to the Gov.’s office.
By: Lee Edwards - May 21, 2014 4:33 p.m.
Harvey native, Roosevelt Griffin, has been selected as one of ten recipients to receive the 2014 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Griffin currently teaches at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, 14741 Wallace St., Harvey, Il, where he was once a student.
“To win was very overwhelming, very emotional, because at that point I was able to reflect on what the actual Golden Apple meant to me as Roosevelt Griffin but also to me being a kid growing up in Harvey, born in Harvey, and what it meant to all of those kids growing up in Harvey,” said Griffin.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:29 p.m.
Thanks to a partnership between UI Health Mile Square Health Center Englewood and Metropolitan Family Services, families and children in Greater Englewood will now have, along with their primary care visits, a mental health screening session and follow-up counseling and support services, through a new, first of its kind, Child & Family Wellness Program at Mile Square’s Englewood Clinic.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:21 p.m.
Acclaimed author, poet, film-maker, screenwriter, activist and playwright, Sam Greenlee, perhaps best known for his 1969 novel, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, died May 19 in Chicago at age 83.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:17 p.m.
Dead or dying trees will provide a source of organic material for local artists participating in the Chicago Tree Project, a partnership between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit (CSE). The project commissions local artists to turn dead or dying trees that are infested with Emerald Ash Borer or other bugs and diseases into living public art.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 4:08 p.m.
Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood will soon welcome a Mariano’s grocery store which is expected to bring about 400 jobs to the area. Occupants of the Oakwood Shores Senior Residence, 3750 S. Cottage Grove, welcomed the news with cheers and applause during a press conference held last week with city officials.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 21, 2014 3:47 p.m.
If the uptick in Cook County foreclosure rates continue, an additional 7,200 foreclosed properties including nearly 3,200 in the City of Chicago, will be added to area blight next year, according to the Woodstock Institute, a nonprofit research and policy organization that deals with lending, wealth creation, and financial systems reform.
By: Lee Edwards - May 21, 2014 3:33 p.m.
For 34 years, young energetic members of the South Shore Drill Team (SSDT) have electrified audiences worldwide with thrilling performances, while behind the scenes, SSDT officials are just as charged up, as they inspire the SSDT team to excel in the classroom and in life.
By: Lee Edwards - May 14, 2014 4:39 p.m.
Companies That Care (CTC), a national not-profit organization, last Thursday held a 5K (equivalent to 3.1 miles) marathon fundraiser in Grant Park, 337 E. Randolph St., to benefit its programs that help Chicago Public School (CPS) students attend college.
TEHRAN, May 12 (UPI) --Iran announced on Sunday that it has copied a U.S. drone "commandeered" in 2011.
The RQ-170 Sentinel drone, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was allegedly "brought down by the Iranian Armed Forces' electronic warfare unit" in December 2011, reported Iran's Tasnim News Agency.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 14, 2014 4:32 p.m.
A new roof is in the works for South Suburban College in South Holland, Ill. as part of a $10.5 investment funded by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s Illinois Jobs Now! Construction program.
By: Lee Edwards - May 14, 2014 4:29 p.m.
The entire CTA Harrison Red Line station was temporarily closed for the second of five upcoming weekend-only closures, because of repairs being made to the stop. The next temporary weekend closure of the station is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Friday, May 16 and end at 4 a.m. Monday, May 19.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 14, 2014 4:27 p.m.
Thirteen semi-automatic assault rifles were reported stolen from a freight train container in an Englewood rail yard, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who were notified about the theft of the Smith & Wesson AR-15 Sport rifles on May 4th, said ATF Special Agent Thomas Ahern on Tuesday.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 14, 2014 4:19 p.m.
Administrators at the University of Chicago (U of C) are in "full-swing" fund raising mode as they forge ahead towards a $4.5 billion goal. U of C officials announced recently that $2 billion was quietly raised in the first phase of the effort by donations from friends and alumni of the school. Monies raised will, according to U of C officials, ensure that the university maintains its place among world leaders in research and education.
