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Daley consolidates Chicago city departments

Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley says the city will consolidate some departments in an effort to streamline government and save money.

 
 
OUR CITY by Deanna Bellandi

Quinn, Brady on Illinois' minimum wage

The rhetoric in the race for Illinois governor heated up Wednesday when Gov. Pat Quinn accused his Republican rival, state Sen. Bill Brady, of wanting to slash Illinois' minimum wage.

 
 
OUR HEALTH by Dr. Dave Montgomery

Sickle Cell Disease: How to Prevent Sickle Crisis

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell anemia (SSA) is an inherited disorder where red blood cells have a tendency to form sickles (i.e., crescent or moon-shaped) instead of round, smooth cells.

 
 
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OUR CITY by Wendell Hutson

Harold Washington Cultural Center still facing foreclosure

One South Side alderman said better management could have prevented the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Bronzeville from its pending foreclosure.

 
 
OUR CITY by Wendell Hutson

Tenants a historic building forced to move out

During its 1950s heydays the former Sutherland Hotel on the South Side entertained Black jazz greats John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie as regular guests.

 
 
OUR CULTURE by Theresa Fambro Hooks

Teesee's Town

Breaking ground for Black Ensemble Theatre Cultural Center

Dionne Warwick, legendary recording artist, comes this way Sept. 10 along with other distinguished local and national guests for a ground-breaking ceremony and private reception for the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4440 N. Clark.

 
 
OUR YOUTH by Wendell Hutson

CPS Millennium scholar now studying at Morehouse

Corey Hardiman, 19, who graduated in June from George Henry Corliss High School, said he had to avoid trouble in and near his Roseland community in order to excel academically.

 
 
OUR ENTERTAINMENT by Rhonda Gillespie

B. Lauren ready to make her own mark

Young B. Lauren has performed with Common and has already been compared to the likes of Beyonce and Aaliyah. To boot, her father, Steve “Silk” Hurley, is a celebrated mix-master and producer who has worked himself for some big names in the industry and has exposed his daughter to many of them.

 
 
 
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