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In Iowa City, Sudan and Chicago Take the Lead
IOWA CITY, IOWA—Bruce Teague and Mazahir Salih are two unique representations of Iowa’s political power: a Chicago-born black man who moved here in 1993 and ended up being his adoptive city’s top elected official some 27 years later. And Salih, an immigrant from Sudan who moved to the U.S. to support family back home, but…
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Chicago Rapper Sentenced to 99 Years for Putting Hit Out on Mother for Life Savings, Insurance
He desperately wanted to be famous—and now he is infamous for paying a thug to kill his mother, just so he could floss and launch his rap music career. This is the tragic story of Qaw’mane Wilson, aka Young QC, a Chicago rapper. Now 30 years old, the dreadlocks-clad lyricist will most likely die in…
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Can a City Be Cervical Cancer-Free? Chicago Aims to Eradicate a Preventable Cancer by Focusing on Racial Disparities
Say what you want about Chicago’s winter weather, sports teams, crime rate (though it still fails to rank among America’s top 10 most dangerous cities), and eyebrow-raising celebrity exports (we won’t name names, but the list keeps growing), but the city is also increasingly becoming a leader in health advocacy, particularly as it relates to…
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Chicago Pastor Charged With Stealing Almost $1 Million to Splurge on a Bentley
Prosperity gospel is a controversial religious belief in which adherents equate material wealth or an opulent lifestyle with the will of God. It’s rooted in pro-capitalist and Pentecostal thought traditions and explains why pastors like Jesse Duplantis feel comfortable begging their flocks to cough up $54 million for a fourth private jet. But while this exploitative…
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The Saga Continues: Judge Orders Google to Turn Over Jussie Smollett's Data
Just when I find myself forgetting about the saga of former Empire star Jussie Smollett another thing occurs that makes me go “Oh. Right. This happened.” CBS News reports that a Chicago judge has signed off on two search warrants ordering Google to turn over a year’s worth of data related to Smollett’s Gmail account…
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First Day Sales for Legal Cannabis Top $3.2 Million in Illinois
Marijuana was made legal in Illinois on New Year’s Day and it got off to quite the profitable start. CBS News reports that 37 state dispensaries made 77,128 transactions on Wednesday. That translates to over $3.17 million in sales. For reference, that’s over a million more than what Cats made on it’s opening day. Sorry…
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Some Good News: Chicago's Crime Rate Down for 3rd Consecutive Year
Just in time to bring in a little New Year cheer, the Chicago Police Department announced that the murder rate in the city declined 13 percent in 2019 from the prior year. Interim Police Superintendent Charlie Beck announced Wednesday that the number of murders decreased from 567 in 2018 to 492 in 2019, giving the…
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New Year, New Marijuana Law: Illinois Lt. Governor Celebrates 2020 by Purchasing Newly Legal Edibles
Public officials, they’re (sometimes) just like us! Hundreds of customers poured into Sunnyside Lakeview dispensary in Chicago on Wednesday, the first day recreational marijuana could be legally purchased in Illinois. Among that number was the state’s lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton, who was there to tout the new marijuana law’s emphasis on equity—as well as purchase…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Posts Bail for Cook County Jail Inmates on Christmas
On Christmas Day, Rev. Jackson Jackson Sr. posted the bonds of a handful of inmates at Cook County Jail in Chicago so they could spend the holiday with loved ones. After Jackson paid the bonds, cameras captured him walking arm-in-arm with the released men, ABC News reports. “This is just a good feeling. It brings…