An emotional Earvin “Magic” Johnson speaks about his desire to help at-risk youth in need of an education as entertainer Common (middle) and Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn look on.

An emotional Earvin “Magic” Johnson speaks about his desire to help at-risk youth in need of an education as entertainer Common (middle) and Ill. Gov. …

Published on September 25, 2013
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Dist. 2nd)

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Dist. 2nd)

Published on September 25, 2013
On Prairie State College's campus, there resides a new monitor that allows for anyone to see real time information about how much energy is being used around the campus.

On Prairie State College's campus, there resides a new monitor that allows for anyone to see real time information about how much energy is being …

Published on September 25, 2013
Harvard Business School Professor, Steve Rogers

Harvard Business School Professor, Steve Rogers

Published on September 25, 2013

Published on September 25, 2013

Published on September 25, 2013

Published on September 25, 2013

Published on September 25, 2013

Published on September 25, 2013
Melinda Kelly, executive director of Chatham Business Association, Pastor Leondardo Gilbert of Sheldon Heights Church of Christ; and Brenda Gilbert, First Lady of Sheldon Heights Church of Christ, pose for pictures following church service on Sunday as members made their way to the basement of the church for the First Ladies of Health event.Photo by Deborah Bayliss

Melinda Kelly, executive director of Chatham Business Association, Pastor Leondardo Gilbert of Sheldon Heights Church of Christ; and Brenda Gilbert, First Lady of Sheldon Heights …

Published on September 25, 2013
Shelby Hamilton, takes part in Sheldon Heights Church of Christ, First Ladies Health Day event on Sunday. Photo by Deborah Bayliss

Shelby Hamilton, takes part in Sheldon Heights Church of Christ, First Ladies Health Day event on Sunday. Photo by Deborah Bayliss

Published on September 25, 2013
The UniverSoul Circus will be held under the Big Top at Washington Park (51st and Cottage Grove Ave.) from Wednesday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 6.

The UniverSoul Circus will be held under the Big Top at Washington Park (51st and Cottage Grove Ave.) from Wednesday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Oct. …

Published on September 25, 2013
Described as a visual call to action, artist James Pate, in a moving exhibition titled Kin Killin Kin--on display at the DuSable Museum of African History, 740 East 56th St., through Nov. 2013--shines a disturbing light on the countless number of individuals who lost their lives to gun violence in African American communities.

Described as a visual call to action, artist James Pate, in a moving exhibition titled Kin Killin Kin--on display at the DuSable Museum of African …

Published on September 25, 2013
Valencia King wrote the names of three childhood friends who died from gun violence on a tag and ties them to the chain-link memorial fence that's part of artist, James Pate's, Kin Killin Kin exhibit at the DuSable Museum of African American History through Nov.

Valencia King wrote the names of three childhood friends who died from gun violence on a tag and ties them to the chain-link memorial fence …

Published on September 25, 2013
As part of the interactive portion of the Kin Killin Kin exhibit, visitors can write the name of someone close to them who was lost to gun violence and tie it on the chain link-fence memorial part of the exhibit. Ward said tags on the memorial fence grew from three that were tied there as an example of how to use it when the exhibit first opened, to the thousands that have been tied as real memorials there since.

As part of the interactive portion of the Kin Killin Kin exhibit, visitors can write the name of someone close to them who was lost …

Published on September 25, 2013
Eugene Mullins

Eugene Mullins

Published on September 25, 2013
In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, John Abarr, left, a kleagle of the United Klans of America, out of Great Falls, Mont., and Jimmy Simmons, center, president of the NAACP's Casper branch, arrive for a meeting Saturday night, Aug. 31, 2013, at the Parkway Plaza hotel in Casper, Wyo. Simmons spent several months attempting to organize the meeting due to concerns about reports of violence against black men and Ku Klux Klan pamphleting in Gillette, Wyo. The gathering, which took place in private under heavy security, was the first formal meeting between Klan and NAACP representatives that either side was aware of. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Alan Rogers, File)

In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, John Abarr, left, a kleagle of the United Klans of America, out of Great Falls, Mont., and …

Published on September 25, 2013
In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, Jimmy Simmons, left, president of the NAACP's Casper branch, listens to John Abarr, a kleagle of the United Klans of America, out of Great Falls, Mont., during a meeting at the Parkway Plaza hotel in Casper, Wyo. Simmons spent several months attempting to organize the meeting due to concerns about reports of violence against black men and Ku Klux Klan pamphleting in Gillette, Wyo. The gathering, which took place in private under heavy security, was the first formal meeting between Klan and NAACP representatives that either side was aware of. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Alan Rogers, File)

In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, Jimmy Simmons, left, president of the NAACP's Casper branch, listens to John Abarr, a kleagle of the …

Published on September 25, 2013
In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, leaders of the NAACP's Casper branch speak with John Abarr, far right, a kleagle of the United Klans of America, out of Great Falls, Mont., at the Parkway Plaza hotel in Casper, Wyo. Jimmy Simmons, president of the NAACP Casper branch, spent several months attempting to organize the meeting due to concerns about reports of violence against black men and Ku Klux Klan pamphleting in Gillette, Wyo. The gathering, which took place in private under heavy security, was the first formal meeting between Klan and NAACP representatives that either side was aware of. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Alan Rogers, File)

In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, leaders of the NAACP's Casper branch speak with John Abarr, far right, a kleagle of the United …

Published on September 25, 2013
L-R Ron Collins, Business Manager of Sherman Dodge, Neimah Johnson, Dodge Challenger, Brian Johnson, Jeremiah Jr., Jeremiah Johnson, Sr.

L-R Ron Collins, Business Manager of Sherman Dodge, Neimah Johnson, Dodge Challenger, Brian Johnson, Jeremiah Jr., Jeremiah Johnson, Sr.

Published on September 25, 2013
An IPRA report that collected data from Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012, shows a total of 57 police-involved-shootings. Of those 57 shootings, 50 of them were African Americans, some fatal and some were not. There were only two, white, police-involved-shootings; and three Hispanic, police-involved-shootings in that same time period. Those totals include police officer injuries.

An IPRA report that collected data from Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012, shows a total of 57 police-involved-shootings. Of those 57 shootings, 50 …

Published on September 25, 2013
Youth Representatives Kenneth El, Jamal Jackson and Cesario Williams present their vision of what would make the future better for youth of color. One of Cesario’s statements really resonated with everyone in attendance: “The problem is not the people, it is the game that’s being played.”

Youth Representatives Kenneth El, Jamal Jackson and Cesario Williams present their vision of what would make the future better for youth of color. One of …

Published on September 25, 2013