The career politicians and the ones using the Illinois State House of Representatives as a stepping stone to a higher office have long held sway in Springfield. But given the state's pitiable condition, it is time for another kind of legislator to join th
When four sisters were discovered dead in a Southeast Washington rowhouse on Jan. 9, the community and city were shocked. According to newspaper reports, the girls' bodies had been decomposing for many weeks before their discovery.
The first African American police commander of Cicero recently experienced what has become commonplace for many Blacks while driving in Chicago. He was stopped initially for an alleged traffic infraction, but it resulted in his arrest for drug possession.
WASHINGTON - The AIDS virus has hideouts deep in the immune system that today's drugs can't reach. Now scientists finally have discovered how HIV builds one of those fortresses - and they're exploring whether a drug already used to fight a parasite in dev
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Paula Abdul, who has a new song with fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson, blames a plane mishap for keeping her out of the musical arena for more than a decade.
Today at 9 p.m., the National Black Programming Consortium will present on PBS, Prince Among Slaves, a one-hour documentary film on the inspiring story of an African prince who survived 40 years of enslavement in America before finally regaining his freed
The most important 20th century jazz musician, he was a one of a kind American original, first a cornet player he became a trumpet virtuoso and singer, whose innovations laid the foundation for modern jazz, and music. Louis Daniel Armstrong's grandparents
