Budget woes may close state’s only sickle cell treatment center
by La Risa Lynch When Gloria Johnson is having a Sickle Cell crisis the last place she wants to be is in an emergency room. “These doctors don’t know what they are doing,” Johnson, 55,…
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Weis: Stronger community ties with police, not National Guard can deter crime
by La Risa Lynch Bringing in the National Guard to curb violence plaguing city neighborhoods dominated a Seventh Ward public safety meeting last week where Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis insisted that police are better…
Davis proposes changes to federal law to include bullying
Bullying has taking on a new dimension in the digital age. Teachers, students and local politicians hope changes in federal law will give school districts more authority to address and combat it.
Wellness fair encourages teen healthy living
By La Risa Lynch Ernestine Pendleton, of Marquette Park, didn’t plan on working up a sweat when she picked up her five year-old son from a pee-wee basketball league at the South Side YMCA. But…
Fighting diabetes block-by-block in North Lawndale
West side hospital to offer home visits to help residents manage diabetes By La Risa Lynch Shirley Camp was in denial when she was diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago. And although her husband of…
Pfleger leads march for tougher gun laws
Blair’s Bill wants social security number to register handgun by La Risa Lynch A mangled bullet still lodged in one of Garrett Evans’ leg serves as a reminder of the 2007 Virginia Tech campus shooting…
1968 Olympian reflects on moment that change the world
1968 Olympian John Carlos, who gained famed when he and teammate Tommie Smith raised a black gloved fist in the air after taking the medals stand in that year’s Olympics, recounted want led up to that movement and the repercussion he suffered for it. Carlos and Bob Beamon (right), who also participated in the protest. discussed the ’68 Games during a Black History event in CSU.