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Urban Partnership Bank Brings on New Board Member, Receives CDFI Designation

Urban Partnership Bank’s (UPB) board of directors is now a 12-member team with the addition of recently elected, Michael W. Lewis, a respected civic and financial services leader.

Cook County Board President Seeks End to Automatic Juvenile Court Transfers to Adult Criminal Court

Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, is seeking to end automatic transfer of juveniles to Adult Court, a system she says disproportionately impacts African American and Hispanic youth charged with certain felony offenses.

Senate probe catalogs brutality against detainees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States brutalized scores of terror suspects with interrogation tactics that turned secret CIA prisons into chambers of suffering and did nothing to make America safer after the 9/11 attacks, Senate investigators concluded Tuesday.

Police: Chokehold victim complicit in own death

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Garner was overweight and in poor health. He was a nuisance to shop owners who complained about him selling untaxed cigarettes on the street. When police came to arrest him, he resisted. And if he could repeatedly say, "I can't breathe," it means he could breathe.

Veterans Affairs Psychologist Discuss Services

The Chicago Citizen Newspaper recently spoke with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Richard Doss, about the service he provides U.S. military veterans facing post-traumatic stress and sexual assault issues, at the Chicago Heights Veteran Center (CHVC), 1010 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights, Ill.

Supreme Court Considers Facebook Threats Case

From the violent lyrics of rap music to the crude comments of teenagers in video-game chat rooms, the Supreme Court struggled Monday over where to draw the line between free speech and illegal threats in the digital age.

‘Tis the Season to Safeguard Your Identity

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is an exciting time. But from the crowded malls to the big online markdowns, a silent threat lurks – one with the ability to wipe out your good financial standing and make it a not-so-jolly holiday for you and your family.

Solange Knowles shares photos from her honeymoon in Brazil

Solange Knowles shared several photos from her Brazilian honeymoon on Instagram over the weekend.

Gabrielle Union highjacks Dwayne Wade's post-game interview

NEW YORK, (UPI) -- Dwayne Wade was one of the key players during the Miami Heat game against the New York Knicks on Sunday, but his wife Gabrielle Union had a few pointers about his performance.

Funding for Graymoor Subdivision Sewer Work Project

Funding put together by various sources will allow sewer repair other work in the Graymoor Subdivision in Olympia Fields.

Mobile Grocer Partners with American Heart Association to Battle Food Deserts on West Side

The American Heart Association (AHA) and Crisp! Mobile Grocery (CMG), an affordable mobile grocer initiative sponsored by Catholic Charities partnered on an effort to tackle the food desert crisis on Chicago’s west side with a kick-off event at Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Ave., on Nov. 21 where community members received an informative presentation about the impact of unhealthy eating habits and how to utilize Crisp! Event goers were also treated with a free nutrition and food demonstration by Chef Judson Todd Allen, personal chef to Steve Harvey.

Police cases converge to stir national debate

NEW YORK (AP) — From the White House to the streets of some of America's biggest cities, the New York chokehold case converged with the Ferguson shooting and investigations out of South Carolina and Cleveland to stir a national conversation Thursday about racial justice and police use of force.

Community Members Vying for 17th Aldermanic Ward Vacancy

Community activist, Glenda Franklin, and David Moore, assistant to Cook County Board of Review, Commissioner, Larry Rogers Jr., announced their candidacy to fill the vacancy left by Ald. Latasha Thomas (17th Ward) who will not seek re-election after serving four terms and nearly 15 years following her July 2000 appointment by former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.

Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative Opens in Grand Crossing

World Renowned artist, Theaster Gates’ unique approach to neighborhood revitalization is taking off in the Hyde Park/Grand Crossing neighborhood with the grand opening last of week of the Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, an art-centered mixed-income community that provides affordable housing opportunities in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Cusic Family Commands Three Chicago Stages in ‘A Christmas Carol’ and “If Scrooge Was A Brother”

Seldom do parents get to share the spotlight with their children but one lucky family is getting to do just that as they showcase their talents simultaneously on three different stages across Chicago.