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Kanye West has been removed from the presidential ballot in Wisconsin. The “All Day” hitmaker’s campaign to be president of the United States has been rocked by another blow after…

Titus Lee and his daughter Faith attended a vigil on June 13, 2020, in Homewood, Illinois, for victims of police brutality. Lee shared the importance of his daughter, who is…

Coming from a musical household, Isaiah Sharkey has always had an aptitude for music. The Chicago native began his musical career at 4-years-old under the instruction of his father and…

Rich Negrín is the vice president of external affairs for ComEd, the electric utility for Northern Illinois. Negrín oversees relations with the city of Chicago as well as relationships with…

Chicago-based rapper Rapper Lil Reese is currently in critical condition after being shot in the neck in his home state of Illinois. The details are sketchy and the investigation remains…

Music artist, Shaffer Jones was raised on the sreets of Chicago’s Southside without a father. At the age of 17, after the birth of his first daughter, Jones made the…

A promising life has been cut short by a stray bullet. Jaylon McKenzie, 14, of Belleville, IL was killed on Saturday, May 4, at a house party full of fellow teens.…

Perhaps R. Kelly went onto Instagram this past week to beg the media to “go easy” on him because he didn’t want the press to mess up the desperately needed bag…

A sun-filled birthday and spring break vacation in Miami turned to tragedy for Mariah Michelle Logan, 23, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Logan was a passenger in a rental…

Millions of people use the ridesharing service Uber, and there are just as many tales about the drivers. However, one ride with an Uber driver, identified only as Timothy, has…

A security guard at a bar in Robbins, Illinois, near Chicago, lost his life while defending bar patrons. Jemel Roberson, 26, was working at Manny’s Blue Room Bar on Sunday,…

Recently, Canada legalized recreational marijuana. This opens up the door to an industry that has the potential of creating more jobs and revenue that can change the face of their…

Rolling Out partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois on Healthcare IQ, a 4-part web series designed to see how well Chicagoans understand health care. In our fourth…

Photo credit: Marcelo Pancote Star Martin just may be the next big music sensation coming out of the Midwest. Martin, who is also the goddaughter of the late Lisa “Left-Eye”…

Target announced that a dozen stores that are underperforming in sales are slated to close on Feb. 3, 2018. On the flip side, Target is opening 32 new stores in…

The state of Illinois has voted to recognize former President Barack Obama with a state holiday. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed “Barack Obama Day” into law on Friday, NBC Chicago…

Talk about stupid criminals. Three University of Illinois football players face up to 30 years in prison for armed robbery and home invasion in a campus dorm where they “fumbled” the entire…

Springfield Illinois Police Officer Samuel Rosario is now in trouble after a body cam was released by his department. Rosario and another officer were responding to the scene of a…

Shannon M. Elmore, 20, of Peoria, Illinois died at 9:24 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, at Methodist Medical Center. She left a host of relatives to cherish her memory, including her…

On Thursday, April 30, 2015, Dorothy Turner Gross’ life changed forever. Her 20-year-old son Devonte Javon Turner was killed. He died of multiple gunshot wounds. “He was shot in the…

Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’

Kanye West dropped from presidential ballot in Wisconsin

Titus Lee and his daughter Faith share why they attended BLM vigil

Mariano’s and the Illinois Lottery showcase Chicago artist Isaiah Sharkey

Rich Negrín of ComEd shares programs to help Illinois residents in hard times

Rapper Lil Reese critically injured after being shot

Shaffer Jones explains how he became a great father without having a dad

Teen featured in ‘Sports Illustrated’ killed by stray bullet

R. Kelly made a lot of money playing in empty Illinois club

‘Bye Miami’: Final words as woman ‘being silly’ falls out of car

Watch the reason why this racist Uber driver lost his job (video)

Cops mistakenly kill Black security guard who saved customers from gunman

Vincent E. Norment on the marijuana industry and how Black people can benefit

‘Healthcare IQ’ with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, episode 4

Left Eye’s goddaughter Star Martin aims for top spot in the music industry

Target to close 12 stores; here’s the list

Former President Barack Obama to get state holiday

Univ. of Illinois football players bungle armed robbery

Police brutality: Cop arrested after video of him taunting and beating teen

Father Darryl Hammond shares how he copes after losing his daughter to murder

Devonte Turner’s alleged killer’s bail set at $4 million, trial pending