Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
Chi-Town – America’s Third Most Miserable City
By: Charles Mombo Chicago theaterCall it whatever nickname you want: My Kind of Town, Beirut by the Lake, Second City, Chicagoland, The Big Onion, The City That Works, The Chill or Chi Ill (Chill as in Chicago Illinois), Hog butcher for the world, Tool maker, Stacker of [Read More]
The Roland Burris’ saga – ain’t that some shit
By: Charles Mombo Roland BurrisLast Wednesday a meeting was scheduled at Roland Burris’ request with Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois. After the hour long meeting on Capitol Hill, Reid and Durbin told [Read More]
Jim Crow, Roland Burris and the 111th Congress
By Charles Mombo Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris With an uncomfortable resemblance of scenes from the Jim Crow era, the Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris, who is an African American was escorted out of the Capitol in the rain after being turned away when he [Read More]
Why is Harry Reid all up in Illinois’ Kool-Aid?
By: Charles Mombo Harry Mason Reid, Senate Majority Leader I have always wonder why Harry Mason Reid, the Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Nevada is all in Illinois’ Kool-Aid and don’t even know the flavor? Senator Reid has not hid his [Read More]
Roland Burris a proven and honorable public servant
By: Frank Scruggs Roland W. Burris, the former attorney general of IllinoisRoland Burris has proven himself to be an honest and honorable public servant. He meets the Constitutional Requirements for the Senate and to deprive him the opportunity to serve is to deny the [Read More]
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich – rights and responsibilities
Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White There were signs and indications in Chicago for the past two weeks that the Illinois Gov. Blagojevich would appoint a senator to fill Obama’s vacant senatorial seat despite the impeachment proceedings on its way in Springfield. [Read More]
Blagojevich expected to appoint Obama replacement
Roland Burris, Illinois' Former Attorney General As the Illinois House of Representative moved to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges before he appoints a replacement to Obama senator’s seat, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has planned a press conference today [Read More]
Illinois Governor Blagojevich in Federal Custody
Illinois' Governor Rod R. Blagojevich Illinois’ Governor Rod R. Blagojevich was arrested this morning at his Chicago Northside home for conspiring to sell an appointment to president-elect Barack Obama’s recently open US senate seat, prosecutors said. Patrick [Read More]
Black Chicagoan – highest breast cancer mortality rate
Mammography screeningThe Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force recently released its report – highlighting the alarming breast cancer mortality disparity between black and white since 2005. In 1980, black women and white women in Chicago with breast cancer [Read More]
Chocolatecity.cc/blog Interviews photographer Stephanie Graham
Stephanie GrahamChocolatecity.cc/blog is grateful that talented photographer, Stephanie Graham, has been kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to answer few questions and has been generous in allowing us to publish three images from her folio of [Read More]
Bronzeville Realtors and Agents
Home in Bronzeville, ChicagoBRONZEVILLE,Chicago, IL — Whether you are buying, selling or renting your property in today’s real estate market, it’s important to have confidence in your real estate professional. The Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville is no [Read More]
Obama: Ludacris should be ashame of his lyrics
Obama and LudacrisYesterday Senator Obama sharply condemned rapper Ludacris over his new song celebrating the U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama presidential bid while referring to Hillary Clinton as an "irrelevant bitch." The song, called [Read More]
