Illinois police agency investigating Farrakhan son
CHICAGO (AP) - A state law enforcement agency is investigating the son of Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan after a newspaper determined he is a part-time suburban police officer who uses an unmarked squad car to provide traffic control for his father, an official said Monday....
Chicago remembers Harold Washington's legacy
theGRIO REPORT - As Chicagoans mark the 30th anniversary of its first African-American mayor Harold Washington’s inauguration on April 29, the effects of his rule and the movement that put him in office could still be felt across the country...
Boy, 15, found shot near Obama's home in Chicago
NBC Chicago - At least seven people were injured and a 15-year-old boy was killed in overnight shootings in Chicago...
Chicago woman has been arrested 396 times since 1978
NBC CHICAGO - Over the years, Shermain Miles, 51, was arrested 65 times for disorderly conduct and 59 times for crimes related to prostitution, among other things...
Illinois: Mother attacked, boy, 1, abducted
NBC Chicago - An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday afternoon for a 1-year-old boy last seen in Maywood.
Texas girl in AMBER alert found safe
NBC Chicago - An AMBER alert was cancelled Sunday morning after a 12-year-old girl missing from Texas was found safe.
Michelle Obama: 'Hadiya was me and I was her'
CHICAGO (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama made a deeply personal entrance into the gun debate Wednesday...
Gay marriage divides black church in Illinois
theGRIO REPORT - Since the Illinois Senate passed its same-sex marriage bill on Valentine’s Day, proponents and opponents of the measure have amped up their arguments in hopes of drumming up more support to sway undecided congressmen...
Jackson Jr.'s seat to be filled tonight
CHICAGO (AP) - While Democrat Robin Kelly is widely expected to capture Tuesday's special election for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat over Republican Paul McKinley, any winner will face big challenges...
Authorities: Grandmother told grandson to kill grandfather
NBC Chicago - Chicago resident Janet Strickland was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed robbery with a firearm after her husband was fatally shot in the gangway near his home on the Far South Side while on his way to dialysis, police said.
