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June 6, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - At Chicago's Lafayette school, financial support for its after-school orchestra program was cut by 10 percent...
June 6, 2011
VIDEO - Last week investors received quite a few negative reports on the economy: home prices declined, consumer confidence fell,…
June 3, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - After spending about six months in the hospital, Reggie Evans took honors courses, ended up with a…
June 3, 2011
NBC CHICAGO - Newly appointed schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard said a "performance contract" would hold him accountable for student achievement...
May 31, 2011
CHICAGO - Larue Jackson, 52, of the 7100 block of South Oakley was charged with 12 counts of neglect of…
May 25, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage…
May 25, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - The defense said Wednesday that Jackson would testify that he never offered or directed anyone to offer…
May 25, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Oprah Winfrey's talk show ends Wednesday with an episode featuring only the talk show queen thanking her…
May 23, 2011
CHICAGO - The parents of a toddler and her nanny, injured Saturday when a truck crashed into pedestrians on a…
May 23, 2011
MIAMI - Chicago Bears running back Garrett Wolfe is out on bond following his arrest Sunday morning on theft, disorderly…
May 19, 2011
On last night's show, Letterman first honored Winfrey during his monologue, laying it on so thick in his typical flip…
May 18, 2011
CHICAGO - Officers say Spearing allegedly scraped his hands on the sidewalk and used a rock to make a small…
May 13, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for the candidates says the ruling means that 111 firefighters will be hired from the…
May 13, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Winfrey is often given credit for transforming the once-gritty industrial enclave to a neighborhood filled with families…
May 12, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - A 38-year-old TV sports anchor from Chicago was found dead Thursday morning in his Atlanta hotel room,…
May 11, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Winfrey is the latest of more than 1,000 celebrities, religious leaders and activists and others who have…
May 11, 2011
Spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama has spoken out against violent and misogynistic music lyrics..
May 5, 2011
VIDEO - Sometimes giving back to the community can take up as little as one hour a month. For the…
May 5, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Visitors to the currently closed show's website are immediately greeted with the message "Bring the Scottsboro Boys…
April 28, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Tens of thousands of Oprah Winfrey fans will descend on Chicago in May for what Harpo Productions…