Thanks to a new state law authored by Cook County Recorder of Deeds (CCRD) Karen A. Yarbrough, Tracey B. Williams of A.R.E. Partners in Chicago became the first Realtor/Broker in Illinois to become an official registrar for CCRD’s Free Property Fraud Alert monitoring service.
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced that to accommodate the large number of people who usually attend, the Annual Circuit Court of Cook County Black History Month Courthouse Tours of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, will be held again this year on nine (9) days. Tours will be offered daily beginning on Tuesday, February 17, 2004, through Friday, February 20, 2004, and the following entire week from Monday, February 24, 2004, through Friday, February 28, 2004.
Comprehensive reforms have been made to address how Chicago’s first responders can best serve individuals with mental illness.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - February 3, 2016 12:57 p.m.
It looks like a special election is in the near future thanks to a vacancy left opened by Will Burns who resigned as alderman of Chicago’s fourth ward.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - February 3, 2016 12:52 p.m.
If over the past year, progress had been made between the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in regards to cutting an “acceptable” deal for teachers, it came to a screeching halt on Monday after the CTU rejected a four-year contract offer from the city.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel nominated on Monday Eugene “Gene” Jones, Jr. as CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) after serving as Acting CEO since June of 2015.
Though the average U.S. price for a gallon of gasoline went up by a fraction of a cent, retail prices remain at their lowest in six years, market reports show.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced a city initiative to support home buyers in neighborhoods across Chicago. The Home Buyer Assistance Program will help make homeownership possible for working families and individuals by providing support for down payment and closing costs.
Chicago's Independent Police Review Authority says a 19-year-old college student called 911 three times asking them to send police before he was fatally shot by an officer.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., one of the foremost civil rights, religious and political figures, endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Andrea Zopp Sunday at a press conference at Andrea Zopp for Senate campaign headquarters. Jackson believes Zopp, a candidate with over 30 years experience as a public servant, is the best candidate to build a multicultural coalition that will advocate for the rights of all people of Illinois in the U.S. Senate.
Eric Washington, a Chicago firefighter and member of the African American Firefighters and Paramedics League of Chicago (AAFFPL), is collecting water for the residents of Flint, Mich. in the wake of the city’s current water crisis. Washington, who began a GoFundMe account aiming to raise $15,000 worth of bottled water for Flint by Friday, January 29, said today he has exceed that goal and will now try to raised $20,000.
Chicago State University recently announced that it will be unable to pay for operational costs after March 1 due to the unprecedented seven month-long budget impasse. Without a budget, university students across the state who are recipients of MAP grants and tuition assistance are increasingly concerned about the prospect of not graduating.
By: Larissa M. Tyler - January 27, 2016 10:26 a.m.
According to Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is afraid of the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU).
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel might be on the right track in terms of improving relationships between the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the community.
WASHINGTON - Black Americans made big strides in the job market in 2015, achieving their lowest unemployment rate since before the recession.
