CHICAGO- A federal jury today convicted a former Cook County official of steering four county contracts, each just under $25,000, to four acquaintances and then taking a portion of the contract payments as kickbacks from each of them, totaling $34,700. The defendant, Eugene Mullins, who was director of the Cook County Department of Public Affairs and Communications between March 2008 and November 2010, was found guilty by jurors who began deliberating Monday afternoon after a week-long trial in U.S. District Court.
"You can't be what you ain't seen", - the Honorable R. Eugene Pincham, deceased Civil Rights attorney, Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois and Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 25, 2013 2:50 p.m.
If you have a bachelor’s or graduate degree and four years of supervisory experience managing and conducting investigations into criminal or fraudulent activity, you may want to apply to become the next chief administrator to lead Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA).
By: Lee Edwards - September 19, 2013 12:15 p.m.
The Village of Richton Park has officially partnered with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) to offer the National League of Cities (NLC) Service Line Warranty Program to residents there. The program offers voluntary warranty protection at an affordable price for water lines in the event of a failure or malfunction.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 18, 2013 4:53 p.m.
Throngs of customers filed into the new Pullman Walmart Supercenter last Wednesday morning following a brief, ceremonial ribbon cutting by 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale and Walmart store manager, Darryl Bowles.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 18, 2013 3:28 p.m.
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has added a federal level policy maker to their staff.
Chicagoan, Dr. Jamila R. Rashid, former minority health official and advocate at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been named executive director of the UIC’s Urban Health Program.
Dr. Rashid will be responsible for developing programs that bring minority and underrepresented pre-college, undergraduate and graduate students in Chicago into careers in the health care professions.
By: Lee Edwards - September 18, 2013 3:08 p.m.
The 16th Annual Chicago Football Classic (CFC) presented by BMO Harris Bank and Sherman Dodge will once again exhibit on Saturday, September 21 at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr. Touting a high quality football game between historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), spirited pre kick-off events and a dedication to provide Chicagoland high school students with opportunities to pursue a higher education, CFC has become a great tradition for the city.
The CFC is one of over fifty traditional football game and weeklong celebrations held between HBCUs across the nation. Since its’ inception in 1997, the CFC has invited several HBCUs to play in the game.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 18, 2013 12:51 p.m.
Chatham/Avalon Park Community Council (CAPCC) in conjunction with the Center for Regenerative Truth Chicago (CRT) held a charity Walk, Run, Bike for Life Fundraising event to aid in the development of “The Color Green” Urban Garden Project that is intended to help transform the community into a healthy, sustainable environment and provide accessible, healthy food items to area residents.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 11, 2013 4:47 p.m.
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI) once again received recognition for its broad technology implementation in its day-to-day operations and was named among the top ‘Most Wired’ healthcare organizations for the seventh time in the last eight years by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine in conjunction with the American Hospital Association.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 4:42 p.m.
Ill. State Rep. LaShawn Ford (Dist-8th) hosted the “A Second Chance Summit” this past Saturday at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., to discuss House Bill 3016 which helps former convicts expunge or seal certain new Class 3 and Class 4 crimes from their arrest record.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 4:22 p.m.
In a conjoined effort, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Tollway has begun construction on creating connections and on-ramps between the Illinois Tollway operated I-294 highway and the IDOT operated I-57 highway. The construction is set to begin between I-294 and I-57 and at 147th Street.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 4:17 p.m.
Ombudsman Chicago, an alternative school designed to allow students 14-20 to earn a high school diploma, in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), has officially opened a new location at 7500 N. Harlem Ave. Their South Side location at 3214 W. 63rd St. and West Side location are currently in development.
By: Lee Edwards - September 11, 2013 3:46 p.m.
A new 18,000 square-foot Whole Foods Market store is being constructed at South Halsted and West 63rd Street in the Englewood neighborhood and should be completed by 2016. The grocery store will be located across from Kennedy King College and over 2,648 Englewood residents will be within a mile of it.
Chicago residents who rely on public transportation may be happy to hear that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is creating a new green line station.
By: Deborah Bayliss - September 11, 2013 3:29 p.m.
A historically all-male, Roman Catholic high school for African American young men, has gone co-ed, allowing girls for the first time in 50 years, to join the all-male student population. Hales Franciscan High School will welcome the young ladies this fall.
