I’m still questioning the notion of our so-called post-racial society after hearing about a white businessman who confronted a prominent Chicago judge – a 79-year-old Black woman, called her “Rosa Parks,” spit on her, and then slapped her in the face. This is an unconscionable act. It’s racist and disrespectful, yes, but it also speaks […]
Chicago business owner David C. Nicosia, 55, faces multiple charges after slapping and spitting on Judge Arnette Hubbard, 79, an iconic and still active community…
Chicago is a violent city but it’s not the murder capital of the country. That’s according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. A…
Uncle Claims His Niece’s Hair Weave Stopped Bullet, Saved Her Life A Chicago teen survived being shot in the head Tuesday, and her uncle claims her…
Tonya Gunn, 44, was shot and killed in Chicago’s Morgan Park on Monday while attending a family gathering, reports ABC7-Chicago. RELATED: Getting To the Bottom…
CHICAGO (AP) — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas announced Tuesday that he has picked Chicago to host his much-anticipated museum of art and movie memorabilia, in a major victory for the nation’s third-largest city. San Francisco and Los Angeles also had sought the museum. Lucas said in a written statement that he hopes to open […]
STONE PARK, Ill. (AP) — A convent of nuns in suburban Chicago has filed a lawsuit against a neighbor, a strip club they say plays throbbing music while the nuns try to pray. The Sisters of St. Charles named Club Allure Chicago and the village of Stone Park in their lawsuit filed Friday in Cook […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago is seeking damages in a lawsuit accusing five drugmakers of deceptively marketing a class of prescription painkiller that can be highly addictive. The lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County Circuit Court states the city has paid nearly $9.5 million for filling opioid prescriptions since 2007. It alleges the […]
We’ve always heard that as the warmer months get closer, the violence in Chicago reaches gut-wrenching levels. Such was the case this weekend. CBS Chicago reports: Seven people were killed and at least 23 others have been wounded in separate shootings across the city since Friday evening, including eight shot within the first 30 minutes […]
Fresh off seeing his boy and collaborator Kanye West’s wedding, Common has dropped a new single from is upcoming CD Nobody Smiling. The rapper/actor is from Chicago, which has hit new highs – or lows – in gun violence in the last few years. The single, produced by No I.D. and featuring Vince Staples, take […]
NORRIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Administrators at a suburban Chicago high school have had a change of heart after withholding diplomas from an entire class because some students defied instructions not to toss their caps in the air at graduation. Ridgewood High School in Norridge initially posted a message on its website saying it would only […]
Buzzing Chicago artist Chance The Rapper (pictured) was instrumental in a social media campaign that led to a quieting of the escalating gun violence in…
