By: Larissa M. Tyler - February 24, 2016 11:02 a.m.
What do Chicagoans need?
They need access to affordable healthcare and affordable housing. They need access to quality education from pre-school to college. They need to live in low crime neighborhoods so that their families can feel safe and sound and so that their property values can increase.
The City of Harvey, Illinois is seeking proposals for DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF A BUILDING AND APPURTENANCES, DISCARDED BUILDING MATERIALS AND ASSORTED DEBRIS.
Dr. Larycia Hawkins, who aroused national controversy this past December by wearing an Islamic headscarf as a form of Christian public witness at her Bible college teaching post, will speak publicly, Wednesday, February 24. Hawkins will be in conversation with Ahmed Rehab, the executive director of the Chicago office of the Council on American and Islamic Relations. The event is co-hosted by the Chicago Sunday Evening Club and the First United Methodist Church at Chicago Temple, and will be moderated by Chicago Sunday Evening Club executive director, Dr. David Dault. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. (Central) at the First United Methodist Church at Chicago Temple, 77 West Washington Street in the Chicago Loop.
The parents of 13 members of the Chicago Little League team stripped last year of its 2014 U.S. championship are suing team officials, Little League Baseball, an ESPN sportscaster and the man who exposed the team’s residency violations.
Harvey School District 152, is accepting sealed bids for the Track Resurfacing at Brooks Middle School, located at 14741 Wallace Street, Harvey, Illinois 60426.
Ill. State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued the following statement yesterday.
A coalition of civil rights attorneys and others filed a court petition Tuesday seeking to force Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to hand over the prosecution and any further investigation involving the fatal police shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald to a special prosecutor.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - February 17, 2016 11:02 a.m.
It’s the question that’s on everyone’s mind. It’s been the topic of most political discussions for the past few days. And it’s a very serious matter to democrats, republicans and independents. Who is going to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia?
By: Larissa M. Tyler - February 11, 2016 5:02 p.m.
Here’s some good news for Chicago residents who are in need of tax preparation assistance. The City of Chicago is expanding its Tax Prep Chicago program. The 16th annual citywide free tax preparation assistance program will double the number of free tax preparation assistance sites from 21 to 36 sites.
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced this week that a team of high school students from Whitney Young Magnet High School won their regional competition for the 2016 National Science Bowl® (NSB) this past weekend and are advancing to compete at the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April. This year marks the 26th time the national competition has been held.
In recognition for his outstanding efforts on behalf of the International Shipmasters’ Association (ISMA), Captain Mark Stevenson has been nominated for the Captain Lewis Ludington Award, often considered the “Oscars” of the maritime industry.
On sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at 5:30 p.m., people from all walks of life will gather on the southwest side of Chicago to pay tribute to three men: Munir Muhammad (Business Manager), Halif Muhammad (Secretary), and Shahid Muslim (Director).
By: Larissa M. Tyler - February 10, 2016 10:57 a.m.
Ill. State Rep. Christian Mitchell (Dist.-26) is keeping busy these days rounding up as many heavy weight endorsements as he can. And that’s exactly what he should be doing because his competitor Jhatayn “Jay” Travis is picking up steam.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - February 10, 2016 10:42 a.m.
A white Chicago police officer who shot and killed an African American teenaged suspect while on a domestic dispute call, is now suing the youth’s estate.
The biggest months for adding and dropping credit cards are December, January, and February so now's the time to make sure that $95 annual fee is really worth it.
