Chicago blogger: 'Chief Keef is just a minstrel show'
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago-born rapper Chief Keef is frequently chastised for the violent nature of his songs...
In Newtown’s shadow, Chicago’s bleak gun toll goes on
NBC NEWS - The cost of gun violence is astonishingly high in Chicago, calculated in both deaths and bullet- battered communities, but also dollars...
2 inmates escape from federal prison in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Two convicted bank robbers are at large after using a knotted rope or bed sheets to escape from a federal prison window high above downtown Chicago early Tuesday, a week after one of them made a courtroom vow of retribution...
Chicago woman allegedly fired due to prosthetic leg
CHICAGO - In a lawsuit filed this week against a staffing company, Staffmark Investment, and its client, Sony Electronics, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges the Chicago-area woman was fired simply because she has a prosthetic leg...
Chicago cops increase security at gang funerals
NBC CHICAGO - Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday the police will start treating funerals of reputed gang members as "gang events." That means increased police presence at funerals as well as searches and pat-downs outside churches and funeral homes.
Illinois lawmaker released on weapons charge
CHICAGO (AP) - A veteran Illinois state senator charged with trying to board a flight with a gun and ammunition in a carry-on bag was released on bail Thursday...
Sudanese players lose to team that questioned eligibility
CHICAGO - A high school basketball team's worries about the eligibility of three African players on a rival squad may have been all for naught -- at least judging by the final score...
'Stringer Bell Bandit' arrested
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago police have arrested and charged Kenneth Anderson, 46, for robbing and attempting to rob 11 banks in the city's downtown Loop since October, according to the Chicago Tribune...
15-year-old girl fatally shot in back in Chicago
NBC Chicago - Investigators in Chicago are trying to find the gunman who opened fire on a group of people on the city's southwest side and killed a 15-year-old girl...
Who will replace Jesse Jackson Jr?
theGRIO REPORT - Illinois 2nd Congressional District residents will soon return to the polls to elect a new representative, after Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned last week...
