By: Deborah Bayliss - May 14, 2015 2:53 p.m.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel gathered Tuesday morning with local dignitaries at the Gary Comer Youth Center, 7200 S. Ingleside for the official announcement that Chicago was chosen as the home of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum—an announcement somewhat eclipsed by President Obama’s video announcement earlier this morning.
A dispute over B.B. King's health and wealth was tossed out of court last Thursday by a judge in Las Vegas who said two investigations found no evidence the blues legend is being abused.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 14, 2015 2:40 p.m.
The Ill. Senate recently passed Important legislation that seeks to protect wards of the state, who run away from privately run facilities.
Rihanna shut down the Met Gala’s red carpet in a regal yellow coat. And then came Bey.
By: Lee Edwards - May 14, 2015 2:22 p.m.
The Chicago Urban League (CUL), in collaboration with American Airlines (AA) and the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF), is coordinating its third annual Student Mission to China for Chicagoland high school students. CUL launched an online crowd funding campaign to sponsor 20 prospective students’ expenses for the two week voyage.
By: Lee Edwards - May 13, 2015 4:46 p.m.
The Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) FoodBorne Chicago program is a winner. The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation recognized the initiative as one of the Top 25 programs during this year’s Innovations in American Government Awards competition held at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 13, 2015 4:39 p.m.
L. C. Riley, 59, is one of the 118 documented black men who was tortured by former Chicago Police Commander, Jon Burge and the Chicago Police Department's (CPD) Area 2 and Area 3 law enforcement officers who assisted in the torture of several other black men reportedly from 1972 to 1991.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 13, 2015 4:33 p.m.
Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner this month announced that $26 million in social service grants previously cut from the state’s fiscal year 2015 budget to plug a $1.6 billion hole, will be restored with unexpected revenue from income tax that allows for restoration of grants for programs , cut earlier this month, including autism treatment, indigent burials and immigrant and refugee aid.
By: Lee Edwards - May 13, 2015 4:25 p.m.
May is American Stroke Month (ASM). That is why Advocate Trinity Hospital (ATH), 2320 E. 93rd St., a primary stroke care facility, and the American Stroke Association (ASA) have teamed up to raise awareness about the of warning signs of a stroke through a series of initiatives and programs.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 13, 2015 4:19 p.m.
Surrounded by family, friends and fellow Chatham Business Association (CBA) members, John Griffin, Jr., 46, president/CEO of AGB Investigative Services, Inc. (AGB) was all smiles last Thursday morning as Illinois District Small Business Administration (SBA) Director, Robert Steiner, presented him with the 2015 Illinois Small Business Person of the Year Award.
AT&T Inc. on Tuesday confirmed that it has fired Aaron Slator, a president who became the subject of a $100 million discrimination lawsuit for using his work phone to send racially offensive images.
Six officers are charged in Freddie Gray’s death from injuries he suffered while in police custody. State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby says the officers repeatedly failed to get Gray medical treatment after his arrest. The police officers’ union has said they are not responsible for Gray’s death.
Something rare is happening in the world of ballet: At the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., two African-American dancers will be the leads
By: Lee Edwards - May 7, 2015 12:18 p.m.
Ill. State Rep. Bob Rita (Dist.-28) is holding the second of two public hearings on gaming expansion in Illinois on May 11 at 10 a.m. in the conference room on the 6th floor of the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle St.
By: Deborah Bayliss - May 6, 2015 4:39 p.m.
The Annual Mother’s Day Gospel Bowl, one of the largest gospel music concerts held in the Chicagoland area every Mother's Day, embarks on its 28th year and this year will features national gospel artists from all over the world.
