By Curtis Black, Community Media Worshop The Organization of the North East expects a thousand members…
Seniors Receive Free Health Screenings on South Side
By Ed Finkel, New Communities Program It was almost like Lollapalooza for the elderly. About…
StreetWise, A Job Opportunity for Homeless, Unemployed
Back in the early 1990’s, Greg Pritchett was incarcerated on a drug charge. After being…
An Attempt at A World Record
We can all use a light-hearted moment. Today’s comes from Sarah Wilcox of the Guinness Book…
Humboldt Park Puts Diabetes on the Map
By Ed Finkel, Chicago’s New Communities Program Adults of Puerto Rican heritage who live in…
Blackhawks Good for Business, Chicago
Image via Wikipedia Just three years ago, the names Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews were…
CPS Guards, ‘Culture of Calm’ in Question
By Curtis Black, Newstips Editor Fifteen students, most of them from Orr High School, sat around…
South Side School Set for Turnaround
Despite heartfelt pleas from students, parents and faculty, Phillips High School, located on Chicago’s South Side,…