Month: August 2026

By Bill Ruthhart / Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune Chicago will elect its first African-American female mayor after former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle won enough votes Tuesday amid a record field of 14 candidates to […]

(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA). Photos of missing children: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Lashaya Stine, 16, By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Lashaya Stine, 16, was walking down the street alone […]

Now, the real question becomes, will the NFL allow Kaepernick to come back and play the game he loves without further collusion? By Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Contributor One of the best skits that […]

Director Spike Lee, who was famously passed over for Best Film and Best Director for his 1992 film “Malcolm X,” won his first Oscar at the 91st Annual Academy Awards. Wearing a purple suit and […]

Last week, individuals and couples around the U.S. celebrated Valentine’s Day. Locally, Bou’Tique 3:16 held their inaugural Valentine’s “Paint in the Name of Love Dinner and Paint Party,” this past Saturday at the boutiques location […]

Some people feel that helping others is the price we all should pay for the blessings we share everyday.  Charles Dickens once said, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of […]