CHICAGO — Jurors deliberating in the corruption trial of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told a judge on Monday that they have reached a verdict on 18 of the 20 counts against him, and attorneys in the case have agreed that the verdict should be read. Judge James Zagel said that will happen Monday afternoon. […]
Though Reggie Brown’s Obama impersonation was initially met with laughter and applause at a recent Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, it appeared that the event’s organizers were not so amused when his jokes turned to Republican Newt Gingrich and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. Brown’s mic was allegedly turned off, and music was played as […]
A Chicago single mother of three is selling a letter she received from President Obama for $11,000 hoping to save her family after losing her job. Destiny Mathis, 26, lives in Hobart, Indianapolis and graduated top of her class in 2005. For six years, she couldn’t ask for a better life working as a surgical […]
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Black population has plummeted, losing 17 percent, while the latino population has gained 25,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. congressman Danny Davis says “the Black” is slipping away. With the decline of African Americans in the city, Hispanics have taken rise with a 3.3 percent increase in population. According […]
A mob of teenagers swarmed city buses in Chicago in two separate incidents mugging passengers for their cell-phones and iPods. NBC Chicago reports: In the first attack, near West Roosevelt Road and South Loomis Street at about 11:40 p.m. Saturday, a victim was struck multiple times before the thieves ran off with his cell phone. […]
CHICAGO-Ryan Royall, a high school basketball star was shot and killed at a birthday party in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports: At approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Royall and a group of friends were leaving a birthday party at Ho-Chunk Sports and Expo Center in Lynwood. They were at their car when they heard a […]
CHICAGO — The violin isn’t pretty, but its scratched frame has been well-loved by the girl who cradles it now, and those who played it before her. Her mother calls it her daughter’s “soul mate.”
NEW YORK – Preliminary figures show Wednesday’s finale of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” scored its highest audience in 17 years. The Nielsen Co. said Thursday that the final episode delivered a 13.3 household rating in the nation’s metered markets. It was the highest number since February 1994. That’s when an “Oprah” episode called “People Shed […]
Whether she’s wheeling out a a wagon with 67 pounds of fat or having grown men jumping on couches like idiots, The Oprah Winfrey Show has had a fair share of shocking moments. ALSO READ: ELEV8’S TOP 10 THINGS LEARNED FROM OPRAH Take a look at the Oprah.com gallery, which highlights the the 13 most […]
CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey’s talk show ends Wednesday with an episode featuring only the talk show queen thanking her viewers and highlighting the lessons they have learned from one another over 25 years. Audience members who attended the Tuesday taping in Chicago of the final episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” said Winfrey was the […]
From Dr. Oz to Stedman Graham, the list of celebrities that owe much of their success to the “Oprah Effect” goes on and on. An article on The Grio today addresses the advantages of being affiliated with television’s leading lady, who hosts the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show today. READ THE FULL LIST […]
CHICAGO, Il. — A homeless man in Chicago named Curtis Jackson has given thousands of dollars he earns panhandling to a struggling single-mother who lives out of a hotel room with her 10-year-old son. Fox Chicago News reports: Sandy’s Good Samaritan is Curtis Jackson, who’s been homeless since 2004. He pays for Sandy’s hotel room […]
