Obama´s plane lands in St. Louis for maintenance

ST. LOUIS The airplane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a precautionary landing in St. Louis on Monday after the crew had a problem keeping the nose up on takeoff from Chicago.

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Pastor says drugs haunted suspected spree killer

The pastor of Nicholas Sheley's church says the 28-year-old suspected of killing eight people unsuccessfully battled drug addiction since 2004.

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Man dies after being shot by Chicago police

Authorities say a man shot by Chicago police in the South Side's Marquette Park neighborhood has died from his injuries.

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Faltering student loan industry hits home

With the default rate steadily rising and a local student loan guarantor unable to secure a line of credit due to the soft economy, officials at the University of Chicago announced last week it ended its relationship with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

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A star studded 90th birthday bash for Mandela

LONDON Will Smith charmed the crowd, Amy Winehouse wowed them just by showing up, but Nelson Mandela proved to be the biggest star of all at a concert June 27 in honor of the South African statesman's 90th birthday.

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Keke Palmer makes her Taste debut

Fourteen-year-old actress Keke Palmer plans to serve an earful at the Taste as she performs songs from her debut album, So Uncool, released in September. Palmer's performance is on July 6, the last day of 28th annual Taste of Chicago.

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A Black business icon: Parker House Sausage

...could soon be up for sale

If a planned meeting this week between Parker House Sausage Company, Inc. CEO, Maurice McFolling, and officials from the city's Department of Planning and Development does not go well, the Black-owned food manufacturer may be forced to sell the company to a non-Black owner.

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GM, Procter & Gamble pull ads on BET

Media watchdogs are declaring it a victory. Black Entertainment Television hasn't said much, and advertisers are mum. What is clear, though, is that at least two top advertisers–-automaking giant General Motors and consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble–-have pulled ads from BET's Rap City and 106 & Park programs.

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Peoples Gas first Black president resigns

Four years after becoming the first Black president of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas, Desiree Rogers said she is moving on to a new and challenging position. This time next month Rogers, 48, will begin her job as president of Social Network, a new business unit for Allstate Financial.

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Defender wins awards

LOUISVILLE–The Chicago Defender picked up two awards during a competition at the National Newspaper Publisher's convention held in Louisville, Ky. June 25-29. The Defender won first place in the category of Best Editorial Cartoon for a cartoon by Tim Jackson. Photographer Darrell “Worsom” Robinson won third place for Best News Photo.

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