Chicago passes last year's homicide total of 435
theGRIO REPORT - With two months still left to go, Chicago has passed its 2011 total of 435 homicides in what is shaping up to be a violent year.
After dramatic spike, Chicago homicides slow down
CHICAGO (AP) - When Chicago's gang war intensified last spring, shootings became so frequent, they sometimes seemed like a ghastly game of tennis, with each senseless attack followed by a vengeful response...
Jackson Jr. visited by 2 congressmen
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Illinois congressmen have visited Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who's been on medical leave for months...
Jesse Jackson Jr speaks: 'I am human'
theGRIO REPORT - After more than four months of silence, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. asks constituents for patience and says he’s “anxious to return to work,” in a robocall to his 2nd Congressional District Saturday..
Chicago considers bullet tax to curb violence
CHICAGO - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle could target smokers, gamblers and gun owners in her proposed 2013 spending plan, to be unveiled Thursday. A nickel tax for every bullet sold in Cook County...
Report: Feds looking at Jesse Jackson Jr.'s finances
CHICAGO - Federal investigators are looking into possible inappropriate expenditures related to one of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Congressional spending accounts, according to a published report...
Chicago schools CEO replaced after 17 months
CHICAGO (AP) - Just three weeks after the resolution of Chicago's first teachers' strike in a quarter-century, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's efforts to improve schools face more upheaval with the resignation of the public school system's CEO...
Delinquent behavior: Criminal or psych?
theGRIO REPORT - A large number of youth in detention centers need psychological treatment rather than the juvenile justice system, new research suggests. This is especially true for minority youth whose behavior is often seen as criminal rather than psychological...
Chicago teachers union rank and file approve new contract
CHICAGO - The rank and file of the Chicago Teachers Union have overwhelmingly ratified the new contract put before them on Tuesday...
It's time for Jesse Jackson Jr. to exit stage left
OPINION - The curious case of Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. appears to grow more curious by the day...
