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Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin announced Thursday he will seek reelection to his commissioner seat, deciding against challenging Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. “After some deep soul searching and careful consideration, I’ve determined that my part my highest and best use as a public servant is to run for reelection as a Cook County commissioner for the 1st District,” Boykin told dozens of his supporters and reporters at a press conference held in Oak Park.
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Lifelong Austin resident Toriano Lockett was incarcerated at the age of 19 on drug charges. Now the 41-year-old has become an active restorative justice worker, helping those who find it hard to heal from the harm caused by past conflicts and wrongdoings to reenter society – the same challenge he faced when he completed his sentence at age 21.
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Austin’s George Leland Elementary School is seeking help from the community to get through a 10 percent budget reduction in the Chicago Public Schools new budget. Leland's after-school programs, arts and music education, and library services have been especially hard hit.
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Greater St. John Bible Church reached a milestone this summer with its annual scholarship award giveaway to college students.
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As hard as Michael Jones and Genneva Green tried to keep their 15-year-old son Antwon Green away from violence, his life was cut short in front of his grandmother’s West Side home Labor Day night. “It’s a real shock that something happened to him,” said Jones, 40, “because we keep him so close to us.”
Antwon, who was visiting his grandmother in North Lawndale with other family, was shot in the back during an argument involving a group of young men, a few steps from his grandmother’s house at the corner of West 15th Street and South Drake Avenue, his father said.
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Democratic governor hopeful and billionaire J.B. Pritzker arrived on a big bus at 5847 W. Chicago Ave. the Saturday afternoon of Labor Day weekend with his running mate, state Rep. Juliana Stratton, to open their West Side field office, where he addressed dozens of civic leaders and residents who came to show their support.
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A court hearing in Cook County Circuit Court last week put the long vacant and deteriorating Laramie State Bank building under the spotlight - and its future still uncertain. A city inspection done in late July following a 311 complaint determined the property was “insecure,” with deterioration found both inside and outside the nearly century-old building.
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Elijah Sims would have turned 18 last Thursday - if he were still alive. “He always had a smile on his face,” said Trinity Mearday, 18, who met Sims when they became classmates at Oak Park and River Forest High School about four years ago.
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The long vacant Laramie State Bank building and its deteriorating condition will be the subject of a hearing Wednesday in the Cook County Circuit Court First Municipal District. The building, located at 5200 W. Chicago Ave., has been boarded up due to multiple violations of the city’s building code, with the Chicago landmark showing signs of deterioration both inside and outside, according to the Chicago Department of Buildings.
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A two-day conference focusing on improving the lives of black men and boys takes place next week at UIC Forum. Slated for Sept.
