Teen performer at Obama inaugural fatally shot
NBC CHICAGO - A 15-year-old majorette who performed at some of President Barack Obama's recent inauguration festivities has been shot to death in Chicago...
Chicago woman loses 4th child to gun violence
CHICAGO (AP) - At least five people were gunned down Saturday in Chicago, including a 34-year-old man whose mother had already lost her three other children to shootings...
Chief Keef to serve 60 days in prison for parole violation
theGRIO REPORT - Keef's recent troubles were spawned by an ill-advised video shoot, where the music website Pitchfork placed the former felon at a gun range...
Chief Keef facing jail for parole violation
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago rapper Chief Keef has been taken into custody after a juvenile court judge decided a video of him firing a semiautomatic rifle at a New York gun range was a violation of probation...
theGrio’s 100: Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union head who led thousands
theGRIO'S 100 - Lewis was at the center of Chicago teachers’ strike, which put the national spotlight back on urban public schools.,,
Man accused of spitting on secret agent guarding Obama's home
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been charged with spitting on a Secret Service agent who was guarding President Barack Obama's home last month...
Jackson Jr.'s wife resigns from office
CHICAGO - Sandi Jackson, wife of former embattled 2nd Congressional District Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from her post as Alderman Friday, according to the mayor’s office...
Common on guns and black families
VIDEO - Rapper Common joined a panel discussion Tuesday on the show Now with Alex Wagner in order to discuss poverty and gun violence in America...
Chief Keef's stepbrother gunned down in Chicago
NBC Chicago- The stepbrother of teen rapper Chief Keef was shot in the back of the head and killed last week in Chicago, according to local reports...
Candidates file to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
theGRIO REPORT - By early Monday evening, 22 candidates made the deadline to file nominating petitions announcing their candidacy for the 2nd Congressional District Seat, formerly held by Jesse Jackson Jr....
