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Rep. Ford Moves to Protect Student's Social Network Privacy

Ill. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford's (Dist. - 8th) is a sponsor of House...

Blind High School Track Star is Not Slowing Down

Thornton Fractional South High School (T.F. South) student Jhaliyah Anderson, has been blind since she...

Long Dreaded CTA Reconstruction Project Gets Underway

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders who've been dreading the May 19 Red Line South Reconstruction...

Escaping the Hood A Profile in Succeeding and Giving Back

Chicago Native son, Brian Sibley, 24, also known as "Kells,'' is not your typical male...

Englewood Family Forced to Live Without Power or Cooking Gas

The Shaw family members are in the battle of their lives. While trying to restore...

Cook County Jail Inmates Take on Russians in Chess Match

Charles Hopf, 19, of East Chicago, Indiana sat quietly with his fellow inmates in the...

New Indoor Mall Provides Opportunity and Community Services

Situated on the busy stretch of east 79th Street, just across from the old Regal...

Citizens in Action

Chicago’s own Rosemarie Black, aka “Racetrack Rosie” has died. Black was a stripper and was extremely recognizable on Chicago’s south side mainly because of the humongous cowboy hats and colorful form fitting clothes she wore which showcased her voluptuous figure. Reportedly Black worked as an exotic dancer until she was 60 years old.

UIC Mobile Art Gallery Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You

Thanks to a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant, professors at the University...

Dixmoor Elects 1st African American Female as Village President

Dorothy D. Armstrong has officially become the Village of Dixmoor's first elected female African American...

Kennedy King Grad Credits Support Group with College Success

Kenneth Hamilton, 23, walked across UIC Pavilion's (525 S. Racine Ave.) stage May 3, graduating...

Historic Art Center to Hold Annual Fundraising Event

Located in the heart of Bronzeville for more than 71 years, The South Side Community...

Ald. Sawyer Continues to Fight for his Privatization Ordinance

Alderman Roderick T. Sawyer of the 6th Ward is still keeping up the fight to...

Leather, Furry Nail Polish: Why Didn't I Think of That?

Remember the time when you applied way too many coats of fingernail polish to your...

forever Jones: An Original Non-Scripted Series Debuts

The nation's first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted...