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Chance the Rapper thegrio.com
October 27, 2019
Chance the Rapper used his platform on this week's Saturday Night Live to bring awareness to the struggles faced by…
October 24, 2019
A group of churches in Chicago found a way to buy the medical debt of more than 5,800 families, pay…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot thegrio.com
October 16, 2019
Chicago's 25,000 teachers are ready to walk out as talks between their union and the city deteriorate. Mayor Lori Lightfoot…
New Hampshire TheGrio
October 1, 2019
Jose Torres, president of Chicago's high performing Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, sent a letter to parents after the doll…
September 19, 2019
An Illinois mom is furious at a school district for allowing her child to be placed in the same classroom…
September 9, 2019
Two men accused in the slaying of Tyshawn Lee, which prosecutors say was part of a volley of gang retribution…
Musician R. Kelly departs the Leighton Criminal Court building after pleading not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
September 4, 2019
Bundled with dozens of charges for sexual assault with minors, R. Kelly will face trial next spring, but his lawyers…
August 23, 2019
The student threatened to use his father’s legal team to “shut down” Harbee Liquors & Tavern for not treating “a…
Jussie Smollett thegrio.com
August 20, 2019
A hearing is set in the city of Chicago's effort to recover costs from actor Jussie Smollett after police said…
Musician R. Kelly departs the Leighton Criminal Court building after pleading not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
August 16, 2019
Singer R. Kelly may have thrown in towel because he reportedly refused to show up in court for a pretrial hearing…
LGBT thegrio.com
August 15, 2019
Legislators in llinois have just passed a law that will require public schools to now include LGBTQ history in their…
Michelle Obama voting, NBA, WNBA thegrio.com
August 13, 2019
The school that began the former Michelle Obama's career of striving for excellence puts her name on a $4.3 million…
Chicago Police thegrio.com
August 9, 2019
A Black family is suing two Illinois police departments for barging into their home and shooting an unarmed 12-year-old boy…
August 6, 2019
Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago had to stop accepting patients on Sunday morning because they were at capacity following a…
Obama
August 5, 2019
Although plans for a library honoring the former president are moving forward, residents of Chicago's South Side are concerned that…
Washington D.C.
August 5, 2019
On Sunday, amid twin mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, seven people were also shot and wounded on the west…
July 30, 2019
Residents of Chicago's South Side say they are shaken by the brazen killing of two women who were trying to…
Lori Lightfoot speaks at her election night party Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Chicago. Lori Lightfoot elected Chicago mayor, making her the first African-American woman to lead the city. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) thegrio.com
July 25, 2019
The two have had a contentious relationship, but the accidental gaffe fueled the frustration between the two Chicago officials
July 24, 2019
A triggering video was shared on social media on Monday showing a group of teen girls in Chicago beating and…
Darrell Johnson R. Kelly
July 23, 2019
Darrell Johnson has resigned as R. Kelly’s crisis manager just hours after appearing on the CBS This Morning to speak…