Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the city of Chicago’s credit rating on a $388 million municipal bond issue from A3 to Baa1. The other major
A10 brings the best of both worlds to the popular Hyde Park area. There are two sides to this restaurant. On the left you have
Since starting her company in 2007, Mita Vain has seen it’s popularity grow steadily and reach heights she never imagined. 2012 proved to be an
Rev. Jesse Jackson (at podium), Arthur M. Brazier (seated, 2nd to the left). “When I came to Chicago in 1964, Saul Alinsky was organizing the
In short, Donnie Dee, Yung Neil and Stakks, known collectively as S.B.E. (Star Boy Era) are providing the soundtrack to a movement. What is that movement you
In part three of our video series on the Northern Civil Rights Movement, I. David Byrd, COO of the Arthur M. Brazier Foundation, continue with a closer look
SIB’S Breakfast Club was founded in 2008 by Sibyl Holloway to encourage support of African American business and enterprise through both social and non-social networking. SIB’S Breakfast
Actor Laz Alonso was spotted in the Windy City visiting iconic Chicago landmarks on Valentine’s Day eve in an effort to encourage Illinoisans to get
In part 2 of our video series on the Northern Civil Rights Movement, Chicago Urban League President and CEO, Andrea Zopp shares her insights on
The emcee half of the duo, Kidz in the Hall, is back with the sequel to his acclaimed Brain Power mixtape with the appropriately titled
Dr. Arthur M. Brazier was an activist, author and pastor who dedicated his life to serving others and making the world around him a better
Lunch 1) Blackbird: Chef Paul Kahan’s West Loop restaurant was voted one of Chicago’s top five restaurants by Gourmet Magazine, not to mention it has a Michelin
Hours is an Elevated Lifestyle Boutique featuring unique apparel, accessories, and luggage for men, women, and children. Curated by luxury brand PRSVR, the new shopping
Mexican news agency El Universal has completed an investigation claiming that the Drug Enforcement Agency facilitated cocaine shipments for a Mexican drug cartel. Between 2000-2012,
A high school tennis coach was forced to cut her dreadlocks after bedbugs crawled into her hair during a hotel visit. According to the Chicago
Chicago Grid and the Chicago Sun-Times celebrated the first season of the “Minority Report” video series. Entrepreneurs gathered to network on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at
Violence ensued after a Nipsey Hussle show in Chicago over the weekend. The Los Angeles based rapper made a stop in Chicago on his “Proud
Photo Credit: Travis Tanner Born and raised in Cincinnati, Gabrielle Dennis knew she wanted to be an actress at an early age. After graduating high school,
