Rhythm and Blues artist John Blu and songstress Terisa Griffin are among the artists with multiple nominations for the upcoming 31st annual Chicago Music Awards.

The concert hadn’t begun and thousands of young girls were screaming from the top of their lungs.

CHICAGO (AP) — The first film festival in Chicago's downtrodden Englewood neighborhood is being considered a success by area filmmakers and neighborhood residents.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — James Brown's charitable trust had withered to just $14,000 and his estate was saddled with more than $20 million in debt before a professional money manager was able to turn it around, an attorney told The Associated Press.

CHICAGO (AP) — Striding quickly through the streets he learned as a boy, Mark Harris handed out fliers hoping to entice people to spend a weekend in Chicago's most violent neighborhood, where barred windows are the norm and even residents keep watchful eyes on their parked cars.

SCREAM TOUR: THE NEXT GENERATION will have the young crowd on its feet Oct. 28 at the Arie Crown Theatre featuring Mindless Behavior, Jacob Latimore, Diggy Simmons, Hamilton Park and OMG Girlz.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A medical expert looked jurors in the eyes Wednesday and told them that Michael Jackson's doctor committed 17 flagrant violations of the standard of care for his famous patient and was directly responsible for the death of the King of Pop.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kelsey Grammer makes it clear from the start: He's not playing Mayor Richard M. Daley in the new dramatic series "Boss" that debuts Friday night.

Jazz musician and virtuoso, Ramsey Lewis, received a unique honor Oct. 12 from residents of the senior high-rise community he lives in.

MONTVERDE, Fla. (AP) — Court records show comedian Chris Tucker is facing foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar mansion in central Florida.