By: Deborah Bayliss - October 23, 2013 10:19 a.m.
Following Chicago Housing Authority CEO Charles Woodyard’s resignation announcement last week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel last Wednesday, announced the nomination of Michael R. Merchant as the new Housing Authority CEO.
The gospel artist Tonex is being boycotted by a group of students at Howard University in Washington, DC who feel that he is sending the wrong messages to the public.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 17, 2013 4:49 p.m.
Construction of a new Malcolm X College and School of Health Sciences got underway with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges Chancellor Cheryl Hyman breaking ground October 2, on the site located adjacent to the Illinois Medical District and across the street from the old college building at Jackson Boulevard and Damen Avenue in Chicago.
Illinois State Police Officials on Monday released information on regulatory requirements for concealed carry signage under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (430 ILCS 66/1, et. seq.).
By: Lee Edwards - October 17, 2013 4:39 p.m.
The Village of Dolton has approved the implementation of a new smartphone app that which allows local residents to help deter crime by capturing questionable and illegal activity on their smartphones and then sending it to the Dolton Police Department (DPD) anonymously. The app, I Alert U, is the first ever smartphone app of its kind to be used by a municipality or its’ law enforcement. I Alert U operates only within Dolton’s city limits as its servers are distinctly designated for Dolton residents and law enforcement.
African American shoppers have been lead to believe Aunt Jemima and some other syrups are African American products. Many are looking for products that really are African American. The answer is speaking the truth about how we have been purposely subject to misleading advertising and stories.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 17, 2013 4:23 p.m.
A ground breaking and ribbon cutting event commenced in Bronzeville last Wednesday where city and state officials, community leaders and residents celebrated the opening of a 24-unit, affordable family housing, community center, grocery store and a newly rehabbed senior housing tower.
The 2nd Annual Bras & Bagels for Breast Cancer Awareness event was in full swing on Saturday at the Carson’s department store, 9700 S. Western Ave. The affair, presented by The Eta XI Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in partnership with the National Council Negro Women (NCNW) Chicago Central Section, provided attendees with invaluable information about breast cancer prevention and survival.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 16, 2013 4 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Treasurer Stephanie Neely are hopeful that a $1 million micro lending initiative will lead to new jobs in Chicago while the city’s new Express Lane service that allows customers to renew and apply for a business license, eases the pain felt by those who go through the process.
By: Lee Edwards - October 16, 2013 1:27 p.m.
Entering its’ second year, ComEd’s Energy Force Program (EFP), which trains individuals with developmental disabilities on how to educate ComEd customers on how to conserve energy, is expanding.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 15, 2013 4:48 p.m.
Monday morning brought news of the a death of a young South Side celebrity chef who was found Friday morning in an alley with a gunshot wound to the head.
Law enforcement officials call it an “escalating threat” as children,”, some as young as nine, are lured and kidnapped into sex trafficking, the illegal trade of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor, often referred to as modern slavery.
By: Deborah Bayliss - October 9, 2013 4:21 p.m.
The Chicago Citizen Newspaper learned Monday that Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr., civil rights activist, and MSNBC television talk show host will take up residence in Chicago.
By: Lee Edwards - October 9, 2013 4:11 p.m.
The Illinois Senior Olympics is providing opportunities for seasoned athletes to compete once a year at the state’s capitol, Springfield, for the chance to continue a lifelong pursuit of athletic and competitive excellence for its’ participants.
What if after surviving your first cancer diagnosis at the age of 51, you were re-diagnosed just 18 months later? Metastatic colorectal cancer patient Dave Johnson experienced that first-hand, and was initially reluctant and scared to tell his family, friends and co-workers.
