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April 14, 2014
Since Chicago rapper Chief Keef burst onto the scene with his booming 2012 anthem, "I Don't Like", the 18-year old…
April 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - For the fifth year in a row, the 240 seniors at the Chicago's Urban Prep Academy have…
April 8, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Sixteen-year-old Michael Flournoy was fatally shot Saturday night in front of a South Side Chicago church.
April 8, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - While Nicki Minaj continues to distance herself from her pop star image with a recent streak of…
April 7, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The disgraced former Congressman is due to be released at the end of next year but could…
April 2, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - For the last few years the Windy City has been saddled with the unfortunate label of 'murder…
March 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - At this point in his short career Chief Keef has more arrests than actual mixtapes...
March 26, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Eminem and Outkast will headline a diverse lineup of more than 130 acts at this year's three-day…
March 24, 2014
VIDEO - Thirty-two people were injured — none seriously — when an eight-car Chicago Transit Authority train continued through the…
March 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A Chicago man was killed Wednesday while protecting his only daughter during an alleged hate crime.
March 16, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is selling Harpo Studios in Chicago to a developer, but the studio will remain on…
March 8, 2014
CHICAGO — The daughter of President Barack Obama's former pastor was convicted on Friday of laundering thousands of dollars from…
February 28, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - WWE star David Otunga talked to theGrio about the heroes in his life and his relationship with…
February 27, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama on Thursday spoke in deeply personal terms about growing up without a father and urged…
February 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The Reprieve Blues Band, a Chicago-based blues band, claims they were bounced from the stage at the…
February 13, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Barack Obama's journey from community organizer to lawmaker to president was also a journey through several different…
February 7, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — The low point so far in Chicago's closely watched battle with street gangs may have been the…
February 3, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Johnson first caught public attention in May after his heartfelt speech electrified a crowd of hundreds at…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Last year on his 75th birthday Dr. Finney launched a new state-of-the-art Urban Broadcast Media (UBM) Center…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Pastor Brooks has exemplified true leadership, passion and guidance through his hands-on work in the crime-infested communities…