COLUMBUS, Ohio – The City of Columbus says it is reviewing a proposal to bring passenger rail service to downtown Columbus. Members of the Northeast Indiana Rail Association recently presented their feasibility findings to city officials. “Over a period of 30 years, we are projecting that 26,800 jobs could be created. That is the equivalent to […]
There is a reason why Chicago has recently been nicknamed “Chi-raq.” Forty six people were shot in the Windy City over the weekend, seven of them were fatalities. The Chicago Tribune reports: At least 33 people were shot — six of them fatally — Saturday afternoon through Father’s Day Sunday, stretching from 94th Street and […]
A Chicago high school student is facing charges after spiking a container of marinara sauce with some very spicy hot sauce, sending three people to…
According to the Chicago Tribune, at least three people were killed and 17 injured in shootings across Chicago on April 29, 2013. The ages of…
Chicago native Jacqueline Kennedy-Harris (pictured center) walked out of prison in 1992 and vowed it would be her last stint behind bars. She was homeless…
Chicago-based blues harmonica player ÂgChicagoÂh Bob Nelson has passed away at the age of 68. The following was posted to his Facebook page. ÂgRest In Peace to the Great Chicago Bob Nelson! Words cant express how much you will be missed Unc.. Until we meet again, hug grandma for me.. Love ya UncÂc ~ NepHÂh […]
There’s a viral video, going around, of this student standing up during music class yelling at her teacher. It’s nothing like you’ve seen before. A student from the SouthShore school, in Chicago, stood up during her music class and complained to the teacher about his inability to teach his class. Over and over, she screams […]
Common has released another visual from his up-coming album, The Dreamer, The Believer. Things take a more relaxed turn from the more intense “Ghetto Dreams.” How blue is the sky in Chicago? This time out Mr. Lynn pretty much raps the entire time laid out in bed with ballerinas and whiskey as his supporting cast. […]
Former G.O.O.D Music MC Consequence borrows Kanye West’s “My Way Home” instrumental from 2005′s Late Registration and appears to be sending a subliminal message to his old label exec. The song samples the late Gil Scott-Heron’s “Home Is Where The Hatred Is.” (spotted @Nahright) Cons aired his grievances with Kanye West and his cousin Q-Tip […]
Reverend Al Sharpton is endorsing Chicago emcee Rhymefest in his race for Alderman of Chicago’s 20th ward. The elections will be held on April 5th. Rhymefest’s team issued a statement from Sharpton announcing Sharpton’s endorsement: “We are always asking for our youth, our entertainers, to come back and make a difference in their communities. We […]
VIA: EncyclopediaOfChicago.Org Oscar DePriest was born in Florence, Alabama, to ex-slaves. He arrived in Chicago in 1889. DePriest worked as a painter and decorator, reportedly on occasion passing for white to get a job. He developed his own contracting business and began participating in community affairs. He began his political career as a precinct secretary, […]
