Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-13th).

Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-13th).

Published on January 17, 2018
During National Mentorship Month, high school students from the Greater Grand Crossing area will experience college life on Jan. 27 through the Exelon Foundation’s Stay in School (SIS) program. Photo Credit: Exelon Corporation

During National Mentorship Month, high school students from the Greater Grand Crossing area will experience college life on Jan. 27 through the Exelon Foundation’s Stay …

Published on January 17, 2018
Bryan Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson

Published on January 17, 2018

Published on January 17, 2018
During the 2017 Walgreens Expressions Challenge, Alexis Johnson, a Bolingbrook High School student, showcased her painting entitled “True Identity,” which she describes as a Black woman who wears two faces: the right side of the face showing the conformity and the left side displaying her natural, true side. Photo Credit: Christopher Shuttlesworth

During the 2017 Walgreens Expressions Challenge, Alexis Johnson, a Bolingbrook High School student, showcased her painting entitled “True Identity,” which she describes as a Black …

Published on January 17, 2018

Published on January 17, 2018
Thornton Township hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 15 in the Kindig Performing Arts Center at South Suburban College. The Coolidge Middle School Jazz Band performed at the event as well as the District 205 High School Band. Photo Credit: Thornton Township

Thornton Township hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 15 in the Kindig Performing Arts Center at South Suburban College. The …

Published on January 17, 2018
A grand opening celebration was held for Kim Stratton’s Kitchen on Jan. 5. The new southern cuisine restaurant is located in the River Oaks Mall food court and is the latest endeavor by Kim Stratton, a talented chef, caterer, and gospel singer/songwriter. Photo Credit: Wyn-Win Communications

A grand opening celebration was held for Kim Stratton’s Kitchen on Jan. 5. The new southern cuisine restaurant is located in the River Oaks Mall …

Published on January 17, 2018
Illinois State Representative Robert Rita (left), Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III (centered) and Tim Egan, president of Roseland Hospital (right) recently shared with the Citizen that Roseland may be shut down if the Illinois Hospital Assessment program isn’t reinstated by Gov. Bruce Rauner by June 30, 2018. Photo Credit: Christopher Shuttlesworth

Illinois State Representative Robert Rita (left), Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III (centered) and Tim Egan, president of Roseland Hospital (right) recently shared with the …

Published on January 17, 2018
Community Members spoke out in both agreement and opposition of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proposed plan to transition the National Teachers Academy (NTA) elementary school into a neighborhood high school at a public meeting held on Jan. 9. Photo Credit: Katherine Newman

Community Members spoke out in both agreement and opposition of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proposed plan to transition the National Teachers Academy (NTA) elementary …

Published on January 17, 2018
Hundreds of Demonstrators recently protested over the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) notice that will delay enforcement of former President Barack Obama’s Federal Fair Housing rule, which required cities to address patterns of racial residential segregation and inequality as a condition of continuing to receive federal housing funds. Photo Credit: Chicago Housing Initiative.

Hundreds of Demonstrators recently protested over the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) notice that will delay enforcement of former President Barack Obama’s Federal …

Published on January 17, 2018