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Sixty one people were shot in the Windy City this holiday weekend and of those marked by gun violence, 11 died from their wounds.

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Chicago native Farad Polk is finally receiving his just due after being accidentally locked up in a Chi-Town jail for 31 hours.

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A video recently went viral showing an angry White woman shouting and claiming she was being discriminated against by African-American employees at a Chicago arts and crafts store.

Celebrity News

  Nene Leakes may be “rich, b**ch” but her son is apparently strapped for cash. On Wednesday, her youngest son, Brent Brentt was robbed in Chicago while trying to peddle his mother’s belongings. According to TMZ: Brentt was hawking mom’s merch Wednesday night when her “So Nasty, So Rude” comedy tour rolled through The Promontory in Chicago. […]

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Nykea Aldridge, 32, a mother of four, was walking to register her children for school on the city’s South Side.   Dwyane Wade‘s cousin was shot and killed in Chicago Friday afternoon while pushing her 3-week-old baby girl in a stroller on the city’s South Side, reports the New York Daily News, precipitating the latest outcry against gun violence […]

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“It’s a night to remember.” Although prom might seem like a standard part of a high school student’s experience, the special night isn’t a reality for many teenagers who face financial burdens. But last Saturday, a group of 40 students from Chicago got the opportunity to attend a prom hosted by two local non-profit organizations, reports […]

Three weeks after 28-year-old  Ambrose Monye went missing, his body has now been found in Lake Michigan. ABC 7 Chicago reports: Family members had offered…

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Joann Finley was an employee of the school she was at, but not the school’s union.   CHICAGO — A South Side teacher is out of job after cursing at a student. The incident was recorded on cell phone video. The teacher, Joann Finley, says it’s not the first time that a student has harassed her […]

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With all of the negative publicity concerning Black youth in Chicago, it’s important to take note of the positive stories. This one is truly unique. The Huffington Post reports that Chicago twins Deprice and Shaprice Hunt were accepted into a combined 56 colleges and earned about $1.6 million in scholarships. The triumphant news was brought to light by […]

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  Eddie George, center, during a curtain call after a performance of “Chicago” at the Ambassador Theater.Credit Richard Termine for The New York Times According to The New York Times, Eddie George was in his dressing room at the Ambassador Theater on Tuesday night, a Heisman Trophy winner and former star N.F.L. running back about […]

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  Roland Martin talks to the author of The Defender, Ethan Michaeli, about the legacy of the  Chicago newspaper and it’s role in American and…

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Chicago Shuts Down Trump Rally Hundreds of protestors gathered outside of the University Of Illinois hours before the lead Republican candidate was to take the stage.  There was a physical altercation inside the auditorium between protestors and Trump supporters which triggered the campaign to cancel until a later date. This statement was released by the […]