Entertainment, Politics and Sports
The Chicago music scene suffers with the sudden loss of engineer Daryl “DX” Simpson By: BIG BEAR Guest Columnist I don’t like saying cliché things like “my heart is heavy” and “always in my heart”
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By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Good food, bad weather, and house music; that’s Chicago in a nutshell. Of course, the city is known for much more than that; but the late great DJ Frankie Knuckles
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By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Last Friday in the heart of Chicago’s Englewood community, an area known for the overwhelming amounts of drugs and violence; there was some love going on. The Old Masonic Hall
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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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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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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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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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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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