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...
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.
Griner is No. 1 pick in WNBA Draft
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women's college basketball. Now she's ready to take on the pros...
Remember the Negro League
VIDEO - Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, but it was his play in the Negro League that got him discovered...
'Melissa Harris-Perry Show': How to end gun violence
VIDEO - Chicago State University student Dennis Johnson joined the panel on MSNBC's 'Melissa Harris Perry' show to talk about the Black Youth Project, and his own experiences with gun violence...
Jeremiah Wright's daughter indicted for fraud, money laundering
NBC Chicago - A widening federal investigation into the alleged misuse of a $1.25 million state grant led Wednesday to the indictment of the daughter the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the contentious former pastor of President Barack Obama...
Chicago gun violence is personal for first lady
theGRIO REPORT - Since Chicago topped 500 murders in 2012, followed by Hadiya Pendleton’s death in February, the city’s gun violence issue has received more national attention..
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...
Robin Kelly brings gun control bona fides to DC
theGRIO REPORT - Late Tuesday evening, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, she lead Republican candidate Paul McKinley with 70 percent of the vote, compared to his 22 percent...
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...
