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In this May 23, 2014, file photo, Janay Rice, left, looks on as her husband, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, speaks to the media during a news conference in Owings Mills, Md. A new video that appears to show Ray Rice striking then-fiance Janay Palmer in an elevator last February has been released on a website.

In this May 23, 2014, file photo, Janay Rice, left, looks on as her husband, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, speaks to the media …

Published on September 10, 2014

Sculptor Deborah Hand (far left) spoke at Dunbar Park, 200 E. 31st St., before the unveiling of her Paul Laurence Dunbar statute on September 6, 2014. Hand, who became very emotional while speaking, was flanked by 3rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell, 1st Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti, and Ill. State Sen. Mattie Hunter (Dist.-3) and several others.

Sculptor Deborah Hand (far left) spoke at Dunbar Park, 200 E. 31st St., before the unveiling of her Paul Laurence Dunbar statute on September 6, …

Published on September 10, 2014

On September 6, 2014 at Dunbar Park, 200 E. 31st St., a six-foot statue of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the park’s namesake and one of the first critically acclaimed and nationally recognized African American writers and poets in the United States, was unveiled.

On September 6, 2014 at Dunbar Park, 200 E. 31st St., a six-foot statue of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the park’s namesake and one of the …

Published on September 10, 2014

L-R: Courtney Griffin, director of sports and fitness at the South Side YMCA,6330 S. Stony Island Ave. and Dr. Leon Finney, Jr., took part in the South Side YMCA's "Big Reveal" Sept. 4, 2014, following a two-year, $3.6mm facility renovation.

L-R: Courtney Griffin, director of sports and fitness at the South Side YMCA,6330 S. Stony Island Ave. and Dr. Leon Finney, Jr., took part in …

Published on September 10, 2014

L-R Dick Malone, CEO, YMCA of Metro Chicago; Dr. Andrea Miller-Finch, DDS, member of the South Side YMCA Board of Directors; Tom S. Jefferson, Chairman of the South Side YMCA Board of Directors and Wendy Ellis, Ed.D., new executive director of the South Side YMCA on Sept. 4, 2014, taking  part in a ribbon cutting ceremony to reveal the two-year,  $3.6mm renovations to the South Side YMCA, located at 6330 S. Stony Island Ave.

L-R Dick Malone, CEO, YMCA of Metro Chicago; Dr. Andrea Miller-Finch, DDS, member of the South Side YMCA Board of Directors; Tom S. Jefferson, Chairman …

Published on September 10, 2014

Mike Riordan, associate vice president of Strategic Sourcing, Art Institute of Chicago.

Mike Riordan, associate vice president of Strategic Sourcing, Art Institute of Chicago.

Published on September 10, 2014

Salen Churi, assistant director of the Institute of Justice, Clinic on Entrepreneurship, University of Chicago.

Salen Churi, assistant director of the Institute of Justice, Clinic on Entrepreneurship, University of Chicago.

Published on September 10, 2014

William Burton, president and CEO, Professional Systems Inc., Information Technology Services.

William Burton, president and CEO, Professional Systems Inc., Information Technology Services.

Published on September 10, 2014

During a press conference on Sept. 3, 2014, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel explains why he decided to sign an Executive Order that requires all City contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees $13 per hour.  Besides Mayor Emanuel stands Jamie L. Rhee, Chief Procurement Officer, City of Chicago.

During a press conference on Sept. 3, 2014, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel explains why he decided to sign an Executive Order that requires all City …

Published on September 10, 2014

During a press conference on Sept. 3, 2014, Deborah Sawyer, President and CEO, Environmental Design International (EDI) spoke about the impact of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's signing an Executive Order to requiring all contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees $13 per hour, starting Oct. 1, 2014.

During a press conference on Sept. 3, 2014, Deborah Sawyer, President and CEO, Environmental Design International (EDI) spoke about the impact of Chicago Mayor Rahm …

Published on September 10, 2014


First lady Michelle Obama, center, flanked by White House Historical Association chairman and incoming Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan, left, and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, cuts the ribbon during an opening ceremony for the newly renovated White House Visitors Center in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The revitalized White House Visitor Center, a public/private partnership between the National Park Service and the White House Historical Association, will reopen to the public on Saturday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

First lady Michelle Obama, center, flanked by White House Historical Association chairman and incoming Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan, left, and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, …

Published on September 10, 2014

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