Vic Mensa has managed to transform himself from a local Chicago kid rapper to one of the voices of a generation. Being cosigned by Kanye West has inspired the young rapper to go deeper with his songwriting abilities—including speaking out on issues such as police brutality and the Flint water crisis. In the latest issue of Entertainment […]
The end of an era. As some suspected, Dwyane Wade will be hanging up his Miami Heat jersey for good after 13 seasons with the team, and joining another squad. Wade announced his decision on Wednesday night that he’ll be moving to the Chicago Bulls. Though he describes it as “an extremely emotional and tough decision” to […]
The Baltimore Police Union is calling on state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby to throw out all charges against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray case. This comes after one of the six officers, Caesar Goodson Jr., was acquitted of all charges placed against him on Thursday. This is the second time that Mosby’s team has failed […]
The funny man was arrested and booked for misdemeanor battery.
A 16-year-old boy is the youngest among the victims killed, while a 65-year-old woman and 73-year-old man were the oldest.
Since 2010, every single Urban Prep graduate has been accepted to a four-year college or university.
A judge set a $1 million bond for a man accused of murdering his infant son. The suspect told investigators multiple stories about what caused the child's deadly injuries.
A26-year-old Chicago woman is facing felony charges for firing warning shots into the air after witnessing the death of her fiancé. Ashley Harrison and the father of her two children, Garvin Whitmore, were traveling from their home in Aurora, Illinois to Chicago to pick up Harrison’s aunt. When they stopped at a traffic light, an unidentified man with a […]
A young man who tried to escape violence in Chicago was tragically shot dead. Lee McCollum was featured in the CNN documentary 'Chicagoland,' and had a promising future.
The Chicago Tribune found a pattern of police officers lying in court with impunity. It appears to be a systemic problem.
