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Rep. Ford Moves to Protect Student's Social Network Privacy
Ill. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford's (Dist. - 8th) is a sponsor of House...
Blind High School Track Star is Not Slowing Down
Thornton Fractional South High School (T.F. South) student Jhaliyah Anderson, has been blind since she...
Long Dreaded CTA Reconstruction Project Gets Underway
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders who've been dreading the May 19 Red Line South Reconstruction...
Escaping the Hood A Profile in Succeeding and Giving Back
Chicago Native son, Brian Sibley, 24, also known as "Kells,'' is not your typical male...
Englewood Family Forced to Live Without Power or Cooking Gas
The Shaw family members are in the battle of their lives. While trying to restore...
Cook County Jail Inmates Take on Russians in Chess Match
Charles Hopf, 19, of East Chicago, Indiana sat quietly with his fellow inmates in the...
New Indoor Mall Provides Opportunity and Community Services
Situated on the busy stretch of east 79th Street, just across from the old Regal...
UIC Mobile Art Gallery Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You
Thanks to a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant, professors at the University...
Dixmoor Elects 1st African American Female as Village President
Dorothy D. Armstrong has officially become the Village of Dixmoor's first elected female African American...
Kennedy King Grad Credits Support Group with College Success
Kenneth Hamilton, 23, walked across UIC Pavilion's (525 S. Racine Ave.) stage May 3, graduating...
Historic Art Center to Hold Annual Fundraising Event
Located in the heart of Bronzeville for more than 71 years, The South Side Community...
Ald. Sawyer Continues to Fight for his Privatization Ordinance
Alderman Roderick T. Sawyer of the 6th Ward is still keeping up the fight to...
Leather, Furry Nail Polish: Why Didn't I Think of That?
Remember the time when you applied way too many coats of fingernail polish to your...
forever Jones: An Original Non-Scripted Series Debuts
The nation's first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted...
