911 tapes released in Hadiya Pendleton shooting
CHICAGO - The frantic 911 calls that came the night Hadiya Pendleton was gunned down in a Chicago park were released Monday, and they included a key description of the shooter...
Rev. Jesse Jackson to attend Hugo Chavez funeral
NBC CHICAGO - Of all the people attending Hugo Chavez's funeral Friday in Caracas, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is among them.
The living toll of gun violence
MSNBC - Ryann Brown doesn’t remember much from the night she was shot. Just a shadowy figure creeping up alongside the car that she and a couple friends were sitting in, then a shrill ringing in her ears.
North Chicago hit for brochure some find racially offensive
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) - The North Chicago Police Department is being criticized for a brochure that some say is peppered with stereotypes of African-Americans...
Gun control is real winner in race for Jackson seat
theGRIO REPORT - In a race where guns quickly dominated the debate, gun control advocate Robin Kelly clinched the Democratic nomination for Illinois 2nd Congressional District general election Tuesday by more than 50 percent of the vote...
Gun control advocate wins Jackson seat primary
CHICAGO (AP) - A former Illinois legislator who favors an assault weapons ban captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race to replace disgraced ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr...
Bloomberg spends big bucks on race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - Mayor Bloomberg has been a passionate voice for stricter gun laws for years and especially in the wake of the mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut...
Race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. enters home stretch
theGRIO REPORT - By the end of the day Tuesday, there will finally be a winner to one of the most contentious Congressional races happening in the country...
Farrakhan focuses on economics in Chicago speech
CHICAGO (AP) - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday called on blacks nationwide to curb economic disparities by cutting back on excessive spending...
Chicago district disappointed in Jesse Jackson Jr.
CHICAGO (AP) - Residents in this swath of sprawling Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs have brimmed with loyalty to Jesse Jackson Jr. over the past 17 years, giving him an enthusiastic majority each election...
