Like so many other aspiring actresses, Olivia Washington is paying her dues at a small, off-Broadway theater. Unlike so many other aspiring actresses, she’s not relying on her famous dad.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 3, 2015 4:27 p.m.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly (Dist.-2nd) announced Monday morning that the Richton Park and Riverdale fire departments were each awarded federal grants from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program.
By: Lee Edwards - June 3, 2015 4:17 p.m.
The Black Mall and Cultural Connection 360 are celebrating the 150th anniversary of African Americans' “Independence Day” otherwise known as “Juneteenth.” The day of remembrance is designed for the entire family at Culture Connection 360, 400 W. 71st St., on June 19 beginning at 4 p.m.
The wares in Zimbabwe's capital are laid out for shoppers to browse through: the shoes lined up on the trunk, the shirts and dresses hanging from open doors of the spotlessly clean car.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 3, 2015 12:54 p.m.
Celebrating their 50th year anniversary, Women of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) wowed the audience who gathered for a “spirit-filled” concert celebrating the milestone occasion.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 3, 2015 12:44 p.m.
It’s official. Millionaire businessman, Willie Wilson, announced with his wife by his side, during a Monday morning news conference held at Chicago Baptist Institute, 5120 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, in Chicago, that he is a 2016 presidential candidate.
By: Lee Edwards - June 3, 2015 12:39 p.m.
Lori Lightfoot, will be the next chair of the Chicago Police Board (CPB) replacing, Demetrius Carney. Lightfoot was recently appointed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
By: Lee Edwards - June 3, 2015 11:46 a.m.
Imagine this. A motorcycle enthusiast or “biker”, who organizes Historically Black College and University (HBCU) tours for inner city kids.
No need to imagine, because it is really happening, thanks to Terry Hardy, founder and President of World of Soul Motorcycle Community (WSMC), an organization he founded in 2008.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 3, 2015 11:33 a.m.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a statement on Monday morning, announcing Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO, Barbara Byrd Bennett’s resignation as the federal probe continues into a $20.5 million no-bid contract awarded to the leadership development academy for whom, she once worked.
Well before Andre Agassi caused a stir with his stone-washed denim shorts at the French Open, the clay courts at Roland Garros were a sporting catwalk for fashion experimentation.
McDonald's wants to simplify, simplify, simplify — but also add a bunch of choices for customers to avoid growing stale.
NASA has selected research and technology proposals from 254 small businesses and 39 research institutions in the United States for grants to develop new technologies that will further NASA's journey to Mars.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 27, 2015 4:43 p.m.
Riot Fest, the annual summer punk rock, music festival held in Chicago, is moving from its traditional Humboldt Park neighborhood site to Douglas Park, in the North Lawndale area.
“How to Get Away with Murder” star Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in a HBO movie about the abolitionist hero.
Many viewers will come to the HBO biopic "Bessie" with scant knowledge of its subject, blues legend Bessie Smith.
