chicago

  1. Jimi Swagger

    The Day Harold Washington Died...

    It has been 30 years since Chicago bid farewell to the mayor who broke the Democratic machine and became a beacon of hope for thousands. In remembering the man and the moment, those close to him reveal how keenly his loss is still felt. A police officer outside the mayor’s office wipes away...
  2. Jimi Swagger

    Black Chicago: chronicle of African-American life in the city – in pictures

    The six photographers in the Black Chicago exhibition cover the period from 1940 to the present. None has followed the same path and none has the same way of looking at things. Each one presents a different image of the African-American community, who came to Chicago from the Deep South with the...
  3. Jimi Swagger

    Billions lost, millions wasted - Part 2

    Why Chicago area residents pay millions for water that never reaches their taps By Patrick M. O'Connell, Cecilia Reyes, Ted Gregory and Angela Caputo PUBLISHED: OCT. 25, 2017 Steve Smiley points to a steady flow of water pouring into a playground in west suburban Maywood, convinced he knows...
  4. Jimi Swagger

    Same lake, unequal rates - Part 1

    Why our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay more By Ted Gregory, Cecilia Reyes, Patrick M. O'Connell and Angela Caputo PUBLISHED: OCT. 25, 2017 Lake Michigan water rates have been surging throughout the Chicago region in recent years, squeezing low-income residents and...
  5. Jimi Swagger

    Chicago Police Accused Of Ruining Black Man’s Wedding Day

    “On what should have been one of the happiest days of his life, plaintiff Joseph Baskins was instead subjected to a nightmare that would last three years,” An Illinois man claims three intoxicated, on-duty Chicago cops made racist comments and attacked him and his fiancée in a City Hall...
  6. Morose Polymath

    Even In The Windy City, Killa Ready To Bear Arms Like Short Sleeves: Carolina @ Chi-Town WK7 GT

    The Panthers and The Bears enter Week 7 trending in opposite directions. The Bears are coming off a rare victory against the Ravens, while Carolina is hoping to bounce back from a home loss against the high flying Eagles. The Bears will be hoping to continue their winning ways behind the Rookie...
  7. Jimi Swagger

    Hispanic Population Surges In Chicago Meanwhile the African-American population is shrinking

    The newsreel won't embed: http://cbsloc.al/2wvF0FI New census statistics show the Hispanic population grew by 17,000 in a one-year period. For the first time, Hispanics are the second-largest ethnic group in the city. Meanwhile, the African-American population is shrinking, with 42,000 moving...
  8. Jimi Swagger

    Weighing third term, Emanuel relies on campaign donors who get City Hall benefits

    As he mulls a third term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has collected $3.1 million in high-dollar contributions. Nearly 70 percent has come from donors who have benefited from actions at City Hall. As Mayor Rahm Emanuel ramps up his campaign fundraising toward a possible third term, he continues to rely...
  9. SirReginald

    19 Year Old Girl From Chicago Found Dead In Hotel Freezer After Partying With Friends

    What kind of world do we live in :mindblown: Here's the video of her so-called "BEST FRIEND".
  10. Barnett114

    CPS Teacher Charged With Dealing Ammo, Gun Accessories In Federal Sting

    A Chicago Public Schools teacher has been charged with dealing ammunition and gun accessories — and is accused of trying to buy handguns for a felon who was secretly working for the feds, authorities announced Wednesday. The teacher was identified as Brent Turpin, 53, an Englewood elementary...
  11. FruitOfTheVale

    GOD - "Holy Ghost" Official Video (FIRE)

    :lawd: I been a fan since he dropped The Bible mixtape a couple years ago, his delivery was kinda weak but his flow lyrics and beat selection was always dope. I just heard this the other day though and he stepped his delivery up, his new shyt is fire :dj2: Definitely one of the best young...
  12. HopeKillCure

    Chiraq Criminal Kidnap and Murder a Poor Chinese Girl Studying in America

    Fukking Animals in Chicago:mjpls: Man held in Chinese scholar's kidnapping was grad student at U of I Yingying Zhang was about a month into a yearlong appointment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign when she disappeared June 9, 2017.
  13. ignorethis

    Funny differences in hood culture that you noticed through hip-hop?

    Spending so much time listening to regional hip-hop, it's funny how hood culture is for the most part the same but there are a few things that different regions have very different perspectives on. Like in Detroit/New Orleans rap being a "shooter" isn't really a big part of their rap versus...
  14. HopeKillCure

    Remember Darrell "Top Gang Thugs" Scott? He just held that Gang summit

    Trump's main man in Chicago --who aint actually from Chicago-- hit us hard with the "top gang thugs" qoutable and the legendary "lower that body count" :banderas: Pastor Scott had been having a hard time, because he owed Ghandi like $500,000+ in back rent: :mjlol: He was paying his rent...
  15. The Plug

    Real nikka pulls up on rapper KYYNGG. Rapper turns to track star

    Lil Marcuz is dude that pulled up on kyyngg. He's a Chicago rapper/ singer. He's JoJo world.
  16. Drip Bayless

    19 Year old Charged with Quadruple Homicide in Chicago

    Teen charged in 4 murders at Chicago fast food restaurant So allegedly the suspects dad got killed, and in less than 24 hours ol boy finds 4 of the dudes who was involved and murks them all at once :damn: Boy is 19:damn::snoop: And then they saying some pregnant lady and her man got killed later...
  17. Superkick Party

    [5/20/17] NXT Takeover: Chicago

    That time again brehs :smugfavre: Tickets | WWE NXT TakeOver: Chicago - Rosemont, IL at Ticketmaster "The Messiah of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong vs Eric Young WWE United Kingdom Championship Match Tyler Bate (c) vs "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne NXT Tag Team Championship...
  18. Black Haven

    Despite all the media propaganda aimed at them, Chicago men are putting in positive work.

    Black Men In Chicago Are Taking Over Abandoned Property & Rebuilding The Neighborhood With The Youth By Creating Their Own Jobs - Better News
  19. J

    Dude Who Killed 11 Year Old Chicago Girl Attacked In Jail

    :salute: to breh. Too bad they stopped him so quickly.
  20. Jimi Swagger

    Chicago's newest tobacco taxes violate state law

    A Cook County judge ruled earlier this month that the city’s efforts to impose new taxes on various tobacco products violated a 1993 state law. In a Jan. 20 ruling, Judge Ann Collins-Dole found that the city violated a 1993 law when it tried to impose taxes on cigars and smoking, smokeless and...
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