6/13/2011 - theGrio and CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - New claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly by 1,000 to 427,000 last week. In the week ahead, investors await reports on housing, production and inflation...
Chicago mobs attack on city buses
CHICAGO - In two separate incidents, as many as 15 teens have stormed Chicago Transit Authority buses, attacked their victims and darted off...
Lupe Fiasco calls Obama the 'biggest terrorist'
The Chicago, Illinois native explained that he keeps a distance from politics and doesn't vote...
Chicago Police bust gang drug ring
Police arrested and charged 19 people Wednesday in connection with a year-long investigation dubbed "Operation Terror Town II," according to a Chicago Police Department news release.
Chicago teens charged in mob attacks
VIDEO - Charges were filed early Monday against five teenagers allegedly involved in separate robbery attacks Saturday night...
Chicago school fights to save its orchestra
CHICAGO (AP) - At Chicago's Lafayette school, financial support for its after-school orchestra program was cut by 10 percent...
6/06/2011 - theGrio and CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - Last week investors received quite a few negative reports on the economy: home prices declined, consumer confidence fell, and the jobs report was disappointing...
Teen beats cancer, homelessness to graduate
theGRIO REPORT - After spending about six months in the hospital, Reggie Evans took honors courses, ended up with a GPA above 3.0...
Students' grades could boost school chief's pay
NBC CHICAGO - Newly appointed schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard said a "performance contract" would hold him accountable for student achievement...
Felon arrested for pit bull fighting
CHICAGO - Larue Jackson, 52, of the 7100 block of South Oakley was charged with 12 counts of neglect of owner's duties and two counts of cruel treatment, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said...
