By: Deborah Bayliss - July 2, 2014 4:01 p.m.
The opening of Gallery Guichard in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood last Friday with an exhibition titled, Genesis New Beginnings: The Journey Continues on 47th Street, will hopefully surge revitalization in the historic area, according to gallery attendees and owners Andre and Frances Guichard. They're all optimistic that the new gallery will serve as an economic anchor that will help restore Bronzeville back to what it once was - a great place to, live, shop, and dine all while admiring a community filled with rich African American culture.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 2, 2014 3:45 p.m.
Groundbreaking for a new Whole Foods store in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, a planned 18,000-square-foot anchor for a 5.5-acre retail development, was held yesterday with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, 16th Ward Ald. JoAnn Thompson and Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb in attendance.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 2, 2014 3:35 p.m.
Oak Street Health, a newly opened state-of-the-art medical center in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood, will offer both dental and medical services to Medicare recipients and will initially bring 35 full-time jobs to the area and an estimated 100 additional jobs by the end of 2014. The new facility is expected to employ 200 additional local residents in 2015.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 2, 2014 2:57 p.m.
Last week's announcement that the city of Chicago's bid to become the location for filmmaker George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Arts, sparked a flurry of enthusiastic comments from locally elected and other officials who chimed in on George Lucas’ decision. Lucas' vote of confidence was a major victory for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city, which competed against San Francisco for the museum.
By: Lee Edwards - July 2, 2014 11:05 a.m.
A group of young adults convened Monday as part of Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s (RPC) 43rd Annual International Convention held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, 301 E. N. Waters St. to discuss, student loan debt and its impact on their lives and educational pursuits.
For the past six months, the United Citizens of Robbins (UCOR), a group of Village of Robbins residents and stakeholders, founded in 2013 and operating as a collective, has been demanding transparency and full disclosure regarding a pending limestone quarry and underground mine, operated by ALM Resources LLC.
Under pressure from Congress, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz on Tuesday offered to help “drain the swamp” of unscrupulous marketers using his name to peddle so-called miracle pills and cure-alls to millions of Americans desperate to lose weight.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 26, 2014 noon
Lessie Cokley walked slowly as she made her way from the busy parking lot of the newly opened Pete’s Fresh Market grocery store at Madison Street and Western Avenue last Thursday morning amongst a constant stream of early arrivals to the store.
“My arthritis is acting up but I wanted to come to this new grocery store because it offers fresh vegetables and fruit,” said Cokley who turned 65 on Thursday. “The other store I used to go to is small and doesn’t offer fresh produce. I live in walking distance so I’m glad the store is here.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 26, 2014 11:52 a.m.
When families of homicide victims and other death cases show up to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office to identify the remains of loved ones, they will soon have access to on-the-spot grief counseling thanks to a collaboration between the County and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) who will provide second-year graduate students from UIC’s Jane Addams College of Social Work to provide the service.
By: Lee Edwards - June 26, 2014 11:06 a.m.
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDTH) has announced an updated list of construction projects slated for 2014 that will include street resurfacing and rehabilitation, and bridge repairs throughout various areas of the County.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 26, 2014 11:02 a.m.
Residents in the Calumet Township community now have a new healthcare center with the grand opening and dedication ceremony held yesterday for the new MetroSouth Medical Center, located at 12549 S. Ashland Ave., Calumet Park, honoring Ill. State Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita's (Dist.-28th) late mother, Rose V. Rita, who served as an alderwoman for the City of Blue Island and later as the Supervisor of Calumet Township until her death in 2011.
By: Lee Edwards - June 26, 2014 10:54 a.m.
In recognition of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), June 27, Walgreens is collaborating with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s Greater Than AIDS (GTA) campaign to help offer free no appointment HIV testing to the public at 27 Walgreens stores in the Chicagoland area. NHTD was launched in 1995 by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPA) in response to the growing number of HIV infections in communities of color.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 25, 2014 4:33 p.m.
Chicago State University (CSU) last week, submitted its official Request for Qualification (RFQ) proposal, the first step in the quest to become the future site of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum.
By: Lee Edwards - June 25, 2014 4:28 p.m.
On Sunday, the Chicago Sky hosted the Tulsa Shock at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, IL, and held a post-game networking event and panel discussion about LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-Sexual Transgender) athletes and their fight for equality in both professional and amateur sports. The reception was in honor of the WNBA’s (Women’s National Basketball Association) Pride campaign, a new national platform celebrating inclusion and equality, while combating anti-LGBT bias which is sponsored by COVERGIRL.
By: Lee Edwards - June 25, 2014 4:16 p.m.
The Coalition to Revitalize Dyett High School, which is comprised of local community grassroots and higher education organizations, recently staged an overnight sit-in protest in front of 4th Ward Chicago alderman Will Burns’ office building, 435 E. 35th St., and demanded vocal and demonstrative action to protect Walter H. Dyett High School, 555 E. 51st St., from becoming a “turnaround” school.
