Today the Chicago Urban League announced it has amended a civil rights lawsuit against the State of Illinois and the Illinois State Board of Education it originally filed in August for funding disparities between Black and white school districts.
Chicago native and Dunbar Vocational High School alumni, vocalist Jennifer Hudson will be honored during the 44th Chicago International Film Festival’s Black Perspective Tribute at the Chase Auditorium on October 18.
In a weeklong celebration that began on Oct. 1, Farmers Best Market, 1424 W. 47th Street, hosted its grand opening. Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), center, holding scissors, helped store owner Karriem Beyah, fourth from right, cut the ribbon on the new store.
Will Burns often worked behind the political scenes, but this time, the spotlight is on him. He is a candidate for state representative of the 26th District that represents portions of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 20th and 42nd Wards, and he has a long list of
Cook County recorded an all-time high of registered voters this year, in part because of the upcoming presidential election between Democrat Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain.
Friends and family of 17-year-old Kiyanna Salter filled the St. Sabina church, 1210 W. 78th Place, Monday to say their final goodbyes to the teen who was gunned down aboard a Chicago Transit Authority bus.
Natalee Holloway, Caylee Anthony, Elizabeth Smart and JonBenet Ramsey. Their missing persons and murder cases dominated national news coverage for months, sometimes for more than a year. Holloway, 18, went missing during a trip to Aruba in 2005. Anthony,
North shore resident Dan Seals is making a second run for the 10th District Congressional seat and expects the second time around to produce a victory. “I am a determined man and I know voters in the 10th District want change,” Seals told the
