Samilia Colar

Samilia Colar

Published on January 8, 2014

Published on January 8, 2014
Beginning Jan. 3, under the limited-time offer, T-Mobile customers who switch to AT&T can trade-in their current smartphone for a promotion card of up to $250, which can be used toward AT&T products and services.

Beginning Jan. 3, under the limited-time offer, T-Mobile customers who switch to AT&T can trade-in their current smartphone for a promotion card of up to …

Published on January 8, 2014
Brandon Victor Dixon as Berry Gordy, left, and Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross in "Motown: The Musical," performing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. LeKae was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late 2013, went through surgery and this week endured her first of six planned chemotherapy rounds. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus, file)

Brandon Victor Dixon as Berry Gordy, left, and Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross in "Motown: The Musical," performing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. …

Published on January 8, 2014
Valisia LeKae attends the 2013 Tony Awards Meet the Nominess press reception in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)

Valisia LeKae attends the 2013 Tony Awards Meet the Nominess press reception in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)

Published on January 8, 2014
Quintin Williams PhD

Quintin Williams PhD

Published on January 8, 2014
Chicago State University (CSU) is embarking upon cutting edge research as it looks into the benefits of meditation as a therapeutic tool for recovering substance abuse addicts and substance abuse case managers.

Chicago State University (CSU) is embarking upon cutting edge research as it looks into the benefits of meditation as a therapeutic tool for recovering substance …

Published on January 8, 2014
Massachusetts Gov. and South Side native Deval Patrick will deliver the keynote address at the University of Chicago’s (U of C) Martin Luther King Celebration at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, pictured here.

Massachusetts Gov. and South Side native Deval Patrick will deliver the keynote address at the University of Chicago’s (U of C) Martin Luther King Celebration …

Published on January 8, 2014
Massachusetts Gov. and South Side native Deval Patrick will deliver the keynote address at the University of Chicago’s (U of C) Martin Luther King Celebration at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Patrick, the first African American Gov. of Massachusetts, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010, has deep ties to the South Side of Chicago and the Washington Park community, where he was raised by his mother and grandparents in an apartment near the corner of 54th Street and Wabash Avenue.

Massachusetts Gov. and South Side native Deval Patrick will deliver the keynote address at the University of Chicago’s (U of C) Martin Luther King Celebration …

Published on January 8, 2014
Saturday University students learned computer coding from Andrea Davis Baptiste, a computer science teacher at A.N. Pritzker School in Wicker Park.

Saturday University students learned computer coding from Andrea Davis Baptiste, a computer science teacher at A.N. Pritzker School in Wicker Park.

Published on January 8, 2014
Black Star Project founder, Phillip Jackson, speaks with students during the organization’s Saturday University classes.

Black Star Project founder, Phillip Jackson, speaks with students during the organization’s Saturday University classes.

Published on January 8, 2014
Get Connected IT Ambassadors Nessce Colwin (left) and Diedre Harbin pose with Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th Ward) during the SSA #51 3rd Annual Holiday Mix N’ Mingle.

Get Connected IT Ambassadors Nessce Colwin (left) and Diedre Harbin pose with Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th Ward) during the SSA #51 3rd Annual Holiday Mix …

Published on January 8, 2014
Get Connected IT Ambassadors with Ill. State Rep. Elgie Sims, Jr. (L-R) Samia Malik, Get Connected Program Manager; Cora Ellis, Asafoni McMillen, Laura Eddings, Ill. State Rep. Elgie Sims, Jr. (D-34), Keenan Wright, Nessce Colwin, Alontae LeBlanc, Melinda Kelly, Chatham Business Association (CBA) Executive Director.

Get Connected IT Ambassadors with Ill. State Rep. Elgie Sims, Jr. (L-R) Samia Malik, Get Connected Program Manager; Cora Ellis, Asafoni McMillen, Laura Eddings, Ill. …

Published on January 8, 2014
Over 200 laws were passed last year in the Illinois General Assembly that took effect on Jan. 1, 2014.

Over 200 laws were passed last year in the Illinois General Assembly that took effect on Jan. 1, 2014.

Published on January 8, 2014
Ken Bennett previously served as a Presidential Appointee and Regional Representative for the U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Midwest Region. He also served in the White House as Deputy Assistant to President Obama and Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel.

Ken Bennett previously served as a Presidential Appointee and Regional Representative for the U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Midwest Region. He also served in …

Published on January 8, 2014