Category : Illinois

What You Need To Know Now: Super Bowl LIII Fan Facts

ATLSuperBowl53.com will house all pertinent information leading up to Super Bowl LIII including: events, entertainment options and all Know Before You Go information. Events open to the public o Opening Night Fueled by Gatorade: January 28 at State...

This Community Built a Democratically Controlled Water System. Now They Have To Defend It.

Across El Salvador, water rights are under threat from corrupt politicians and corporations. [Tacuba is] emblematic of the fight for justice in an unequal world. Sitting in sagging plastic lawn chairs at their family’s modest farmhouse, Tomás Zúnig...

Polar vortex brings brutal cold, Wind Chill Advisory in effect

The Chicago area is bracing for historic cold this week as frigid temperatures begin to drop Tuesday. A Wind Chill Advisory went into effect for the Chicago area at 4 a.m. and will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday, when it will be upgraded to a Wi...

Transracial Couple Believes Their Baby Will Be Born Black

The White couple believe they will have a “milk chocolate” baby. By Christina Santi, Ebony Matrina Big and Michael Eurwen, a White German couple who receive melanin injections and identify as Black, appeared on the British television show This Mornin...

Volunteers help homeless prepare for dangerously cold temps

By Tom Negovan, WGN The extreme drop in temperatures can be quite dangerous, and potentially life-threatening, especially for the city’s most vulnerable population. Volunteers from Chi Gives Back were near Roosevelt Road and Des Plaines Avenue Mond...

Local Home Experts Warn of Freezing Pipes

Bitter cold weather is expected to hit the Midwest this week with temperatures dipping below zero. That means pipes in homes are in danger of freezing and bursting, leading an emergency call to the plumber and expensive water damage in the house....

“Black Panther” returns to theaters for free to kick off Black History Month

By Dave McNary, Variety Disney has set a one-week engagement for “Black Panther” to return to theaters to celebrate Black History Month during Feb. 1-7 at 250 participating AMC locations. Tickets are free for everyone, and there will be two showing...

Dems go all-out to land top Senate recruit: Stacey Abrams

(Photo by Itoro Umontuen / The Atlanta Voice) 2020 ELECTIONS By JAMES ARKIN Politico Democrats are doing a full-court press to draft Stacey Abrams into Georgia’s 2020 Senate race, a move that would put in play a state that hasn’t gone blue in tw...

Drop those Zeroes – Get Yourself A Hero

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National Black Museum reopens Tuesday after government shutdown ends

The National Museum of African American History and Culture Forever Stamp. (Courtesy image) Crusader staff report The popular National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will reopen Tuesday, January 29, the museum announced on...

Kamala Harris kicks off 2020 campaign with hometown Oakland rally

Kamala Harris (Facebook) By Lois Beckett, The Guardian If estimates are correct, Kamala Harris drew a bigger crowd at her presidential campaign launch in Oakland than Barack Obama did when he announced his run for president in Illinois in 2007. Ha...

More Than 600 Flights Cancelled At O’Hare And Midway Amid Heavy Snow

More than 600 flights have been cancelled at Chicago’s airports on Monday, as heavy snow blankets the city. As of 6:20 a.m., 412 flights had been cancelled at O’Hare International Airport, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation. Delays wer...

What is the Black Church’s Role in Advancing African American Wealth?

NAACP Set to Change Tax Status to Engage Politically