Sat05182013

Bulls get rolled by Miami, lose Game 2 115-78

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    Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) reacts after a technical foul is called on guard Nate Robinson during the first half of Game 2 of their NBA basketball playoff series in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

    MIAMI — Joakim Noah was ejected early in the f

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    Columbia College freshman killed near South Side train station

      Kevin Ambrose (Photo/Courtesy of Facebook)

      Ironically, Kevin Ambrose didn’t want his friend to walk alone from the 47th Street train station by himself. So Tuesday night, the 19-year-old went to meet him, but ended up shot to death en route.

      Police say Ambrose, who had just finished his first year at Columbia College Chicago, was shot in the back.

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      Former Chicago alderman arrested on weapons charge

        Photo/Cook County Jail mugshot

        A former Chicago alderman has been arrested on charges she approached police officers outside a neighborhood district headquarters with a loaded gun.

        Sharon Dixon was ordered held Tuesday in lieu of $25,000 on felony unlawful use of a weapon and possessing a firearm without a license.

        Cook County Assistant State's

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        Charter school supporters rally in downtown Chicago

          Charter Parents United and its supporters rallied in big numbers Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in downtown Chicago near the Chicago Public Schools headquarters. The group is pushing back against what it considers low funding for charter schools and city leaders call for a moratorium on new charter school startups. Defender/Worsom Robinson

          Scores of

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          Butler just keeps going and going for Bulls

            Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler looks for an opening past Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, right, during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball playoff series in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Monday, May 6, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

            MIAMI — Jimmy Butler got into the Chicago starting lineup about six weeks ago, his break c

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            Detroit

            NFL Free Agent Titus Young Arrested 3 Times in a Week (video)

            The Michigan Chronicle

            Former Detroit Lion Titus Young has had a remarkable week ... a remarkably bad week. The NFL free agent was arrested three times last week for charges...

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            Business leaders honored by NASP

            The Michigan Chronicle

            The National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) recently honored five business leaders during its seventh annual ceremony and scholarship ...

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            Chicago

            Justice Dept. Investigates IRS Targeting Of Tea Party

            The Chicago Defender

            WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax managem...

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            BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding

            The Chicago Defender

            In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital for new busin...

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            Pittsburgh

            Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

            The New Pittsburgh Courier

             

            CONNIE PARKER

             

            by Christian Morrow

            Courier Staff Writer

            Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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            WAMO100 announces new general manager

            The New Pittsburgh Courier

            GARY GUNTER

             

            PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

            Prior to this new appo...

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            Atlanta

            Fulton County to ‘Unleash the Power of Age’

            The Atlanta Daily World

            Fulton County kicked off Older Americans Month ...

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            Book Studies Relevance of Bible Commands

            The Atlanta Daily World

            In this timeless book, "What's on God's Sin List for Today," author ...

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