Listening Party for Jeff Da Illest: “The Late Night Experience”

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Last month I attended Chicago’s Soul Selector DJ Jeff Da Illest (JDI) listening party for his “unprecedented album” The Late Night Experience. The experience took place at the Velvet Lounge

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Englewood Filmmaker Mark Harris’ ‘Black Coffee’ Aims to Inspire

By Mark Konkol Article Reprint After years of struggle, Chicago indie-filmmaker Mark Harris finally broke into the national movie scene last week with the release of his latest flick, “Black Coffee.”

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Three Reasons why Trading Luol Deng was a Dumb Move by the Chicago Bulls

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Today the Chicago Bulls traded Luol Deng to the Cleveland Cavilers for Center Andrew Bynum, a couple 2nd round picks, and the possibility of a first round pick from the

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Change of Pace Saturday Night: Laugh Factory in Chicago

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Before going to the Laugh Factory in Chicago, I didn’t know what to expect, but after leaving there; I was pleasantly surprised. Located on 3175 north Broadway in Chicago IL; the

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Englewood Shelters Benefit from Generosity of NBA Guard Will Bynum

By Wendell Hutson Article Reprint Clara Kirk received an early Christmas gift Tuesday when Detroit Pistons guard Will Bynum paid a $2,500 electric bill for her two shelters for women and children.

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DJ Sean Mac’s “Casket 33 AD” Pop-Up Event in Chicago

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Over this past weekend Chicago DJ extraordinaire Sean Mac had a pop up Clothing Event at Succezz Clothing store(1329 south Michigan Avenue. Chicago IL). The event spark the launch of

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Miriam Carey and Marlon Horton: Police Misconduct and the Pain for the Families

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer When I first heard about the shooting on Capitol Hill on October 3rd, my initial thoughts was that it was some political zealot who was upset about the government shutdown

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New Chicago South Side Homeless Shelter for youth OPEN!!!

Article Submission We are proud to announce that Ujima Village, the low threshold youth shelter for the South Side is now open! We serve older youth, ages 18 up to the 25 th  Birthday, all

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