CHICAGO CRUSADER — Five years ago Gary, Indiana, native Michael Watson, now also known as “Butta The Preacher,” was straddling the fence on living a rebel...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — As a civil rights leader, military veteran, sports enthusiast, educator and advocate for social justice, Hyde Park resident Dr. James W. Johnson has impacted...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Representatives Rush and Porter are particularly concerned with the rapid explosion of dialysis centers in poorer, largely minority, communities. U.S. Representatives Bobby L....
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The goal of this class is to give youth early exposure to healthy eating and cooking by teaching them how to prepare foods for...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — From September 14-21, Illinois Joining Forces (IJF), will join other state-wide and regional Veteran Service Organizations for the first annual Chicago Warrior Week, a...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — By a 9-0 vote, the council approved a deal that would allow Spectacle to move the Majestic Star casino near Interstate 80-94 and Burr...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Rather than promote veterans starting up a new business, Veteran Business Project (VBP) created its one-of-a-kind “vharmony” business matchmaking model, matching veterans looking to...
CHCAGO CRUSADER — The Chicago Park District announces Free Fitness Week to return to 69 fitness centers across the city from September 3 to September 8. New...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members were on hand to welcome the statute of their late sorority sister Alice Allison Dunnigan home to her native...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Lem’s Bar-B-Que, a community institution, will celebrate its 65th birthday with a two-day celebration at the eatery’s Grand Crossing location August 30-31. Several...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has been named President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, the organization announced Tuesday, August 13. Gary’s first Black...
CHICAGO CRUASDER — Urban Growers Collective (UGC), a leading non-profit organization in urban agriculture and food policy in Chicago, will host its annual gala to support...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Wired to Wear is the first-ever exhibit dedicated to wearable technology—smart clothing and devices designed to extend the human body’s capabilities and make...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Global streaming and entertainment platform TIDAL and Sprint (NYSE: S) announced an exciting way to help music fans mark the launch of Sprint’s...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) on Monday, July 1, kicked off the start of this...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — 2020 presidential hopeful and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) called out a man at an Independence Day campaign stop in Iowa who...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — It’s the week of Independence Day and as we celebrate, let us not forget the actual meaning of what is assumed to be an...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The chairman has a direct responsibility for their membership and to be speaking for them in every way to make sure that their...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — This professional development institute will help 7th and 8th-grade teachers deepen and reinforce their students’ knowledge of our system of government, preparing them for the...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Officials overseeing Gary’s school district are still not providing details about questionable repairs made to the shuttered Roosevelt College and Career Academy. Two weeks...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — A recent CBS ‘60 Minutes’ segment hailed a simple procedure therapy for PTSD that’s so fast-acting, many believe it could be a game changer....
CHICAGO CRUSADER — While housing issues didn’t come up in the presidential debates two weeks ago, Democratic candidates for president in the 2020 election continue to raise...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago is now accepting applications for its 2020 program cycle. An initiative of the Office of...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — During 2019, an ecumenical bedrock institution celebrates its 101st year of spiritual service to Chicago’s historic south side Bronzeville community.
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce that shopping and street fair will go up a notch at...