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Live on the Barber Shop Show: Dael Orlandersmith 5 Oct 2012 | 03:07 pm
Catch Editor and Publisher Kimbriell Kelly live at noon today on the Barber Shop Show. Tune in to Vocalo 89.5 or listen online. Have something to add to the discussion? Call in. (888) 635-1112.This we...
Live on the Barber Shop Show: Child homicide 28 Sep 2012 | 04:00 pm
Catch Editor and Publisher Kimbriell Kelly live at noon today on the Barber Shop Show. Tune in to Vocalo 89.5 or listen online. Have something to add to the discussion? Call in. (888) 635-1112.This we...
Live on the Barber Shop Show: September Mid-Month Mashup 21 Sep 2012 | 04:00 pm
Catch Editor and Publisher Kimbriell Kelly live at noon today on the Barber Shop Show. Tune in to Vocalo 89.5 or listen online. Have something to add to the discussion? Call in. (888) 635-1112.Every m...
More casinos, fewer treatment programs 4 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
The news: The Illinois General Assembly approved plans for a gambling expansion that would allow for five new casinos in the state, including one in Chicago.Behind the news: Studies have shown that ne...
Dark days in Chicago 4 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
The news: In July, a gunman opened fire at the premiere of the newest Batman movie in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 people.Behind the news: During the same week of the Aurora massacre, Chicago saw 69 shoo...
South Side HIV infections on rise 4 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
The news: In June, a Walgreens store near 75th and State streets joined a pilot program that offers free HIV testing and counseling under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Behind the news...
Sparring off the streets 4 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
In July, Gabriel Navarro stood inside the ring at the Chicago Youth Boxing Club, absorbing the punches thrown by one of his students. The two sparred, following each other around the ring and fighting...
Fostering victims of violence 4 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
Five days before his birthday, an 18-year-old was walking down the street on his way to play basketball.Around 7 p.m., shots rang out, and he was hit and left there to die. A passerby found him, and h...
Best Practices: Doing it right in Dixieland 4 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
In the mid-’90s, a TV producer was making the rounds visiting child protection agencies around the country. When she got to Alabama, she witnessed something unusual.Paul Vincent, then-director of Chil...
Dying for attention 4 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
Christopher Valdez hid underneath a table in terror. The boy must have known that he was no match for his mother’s boyfriend, Cesar Ruiz, who was hunting after him. In a fit of rage, Ruiz thrashed the...