Former Congresswoman Cardiss Collins dead at 81
CHICAGO (AP) - Cardiss Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, died of complications from pneumonia at a Virginia hospital, according to a family friend...
Hadiya funeral a major symbolic move by Obama
theGRIO REPORT - The first lady's decision is not surprising, as the Obamas often weigh in on matters that galvanize the African-American community..
First lady to attend Hadiya funeral
VIDEO - First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral of a 15-year-old girl gunned down last week in Chicago, a White House source said...
theGrio's 100: Taylor Townsend, pro tennis' next superstar
theGRIO's 100 - All was right in 2012 for 16-year-old Chicago tennis prodigy Taylor Townsend. She dominated the junior tennis ranks and finished the year as the No. 1 junior tennis player in the world...
Chicago mom attends funeral for 4th child dead from gun violence
theGRIO REPORT - With over 40 homicides and more than 150 shootings in Chicago, the country’s third most populous city reached a grim death toll in January...
Protestors call on Obama to address Chicago gun violence
NBC CHICAGO - The cousin of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student shot to death this week says the most important thing for her family is bringing the killer to justice...
$40,000 reward offered in Hadiya murder
theGRIO REPORT - The Chicago Police Department on Friday announced an increase in the reward being offered for information leading to the killer of Hadiya Pendleton...
Hadiya Pendleton murder sparks national debate
theGRIO REPORT - Following months of a re-ignited gun reform debate, the fatal shooting of 15-year-old honor student Hadiya Pendleton at a Chicago park added more fuel to the fire, causing residents and officials to put out major calls of action countrywide...
Indiana murderer mistakenly freed in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Police are hunting for a convicted murderer after he was mistakenly released from custody in Chicago, where he was sent to face a drug charge while serving a 60-year prison sentence in Indiana...
Social media users united behind Hadiya tragedy
theGRIO REPORT - Hadiya Pendleton's murder in Chicago shook the nation two days ago and fans across the country have banded behind the young honor-student to share their condolences and to highlight the problem of gun violence in the U.S...
