Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces growing voter disenchantment, particularly among African-Americans, even as the overall number approving of his job performance holds steady at the halfway point of his first term, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows. The survey showed 50 percent approve of the job Emanuel is doing, roughly the same as a year ago. But [...]
Chicago Mayor Emanuel Cites Progress in Reducing Gun Violence
May 2, 2013 | Posted by
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel still acknowledges progress in the city’s efforts to reduce gun violence in Chicago. But, he says he’s concerned about the spate of violence overnight, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore. Emanuel doesn’t shy away from the violent night that followed the first really warm day of the year. “There are days [...]
Obama Library Site: Chicago Neighborhoods Vie for Presidential Approval
April 25, 2013 | Posted by
There is a tug of war in Chicago over potential presidential library sites for President Obama. In June 2009, only five months after President Obama took office, the University of Chicago convened a committee to look into bringing Obama’s presidential library to the South Side of Chicago. The committee was made up of nine preeminent [...]
Robin Kelly Wins 2nd Congressional District Race Replacing Jesse Jackson Jr.
April 10, 2013 | Posted by
Former State Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson will be the next congressional representative for Illinois’ 2nd District, fulfilling a long-standing tradition of Democratic delegates for Chicago’s South Side and southern suburbs. With more than 92 percent of the district’s 545 precincts reporting, Kelly won the special election with 71.6 percent of the vote, beating out [...]
‘In This Room’: A Personal Look at a Chicago Family Living in a Shelter
April 8, 2013 | Posted by
In This Room is a personal look at how one Chicago family, forced by diminished economic opportunities into living in a homeless shelter, is navigating through this turmoil.
Chicago Woman Charged with Convincing Grandson to Murder Husband
April 8, 2013 | Posted by
In a shocking development in Chicago, police arrested a 64-year-old woman, Janet Strickland, and her 19-year-old grandson and charged them with the murder of her 72-year-old husband, William Strickland, who was slain last month as he waited for a bus to his dialysis appointment. The wife and grandson used the dead man’s money on a [...]
Urban Prep Academy Sends 167 Young Men to College
March 31, 2013 | Posted by
One by one, seven young men walked to the front of Urban Prep Academy’s gym. Wearing blue blazers and khakis, they changed their usual red ties to red and gold striped ones handed to them with the help of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, ties signaling they too got college acceptance letters. The seven were the [...]
Hadiya Pendleton Murder Suspects Plead Not Guilty
March 29, 2013 | Posted by
Two men charged with the shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton a mile from President Obama’s home in Chicago entered pleas of not guilty to multiple counts of first-degree murder Thursday. Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, were arrested last month on the day of Pendleton’s funeral. Police believe the pair were looking for [...]
Rihanna Keeps Chicago Students Waiting 4 Hours For Her
March 24, 2013 | Posted by
Rihanna arrived four hours late for a charity at Barrington High School in Chicago after the school won a charity competition for her appearance. Around 2,500 pupils waited in the gymnasium to catch a glimpse of Rihanna, who reportedly only stayed smiling for photographs and signing autographs for 16 minutes upon arrival. According to the [...]
Rahm Emanuel Faces Backlash From Chicago’s Black Community
March 24, 2013 | Posted by
Chicago’s African-American community is expressing its frustration with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as the city continues to suffer in his second year in office. Startling unemployment rates and the proposed closing of more than 50 schools deemed to be under-performing has left residents questioning Emanuel’s role in the issues. Under the recommendation of President Barack Obama, [...]
