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Is Chicago Big Enough For Sharpton And Jackson?
The Rev. Al Sharpton is coming to Chicago, targeting what he calls chronic police misconduct and a lack of political accountability.
The New York-based civil rights leader’s Chicago office plants him squarely on the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s turf, leading some to wonder if the city is big enough for […]
What’s the USA’s most-visited city?
When you consider only hotel rooms sold, Vegas’ 40 million hits the jackpot, followed by the Orlando area (27.2 million), L.A. (25.5 million), Chicago (24.8 million) and New York City (23.9 million).
[via USA Today]
Teenage Boy Shot On South Side
A 15-year-old boy was wounded Monday night in a South Side shooting […]
Obama Unveils Plan To Cure the Ills of Urban America
Senator Obama of Illinois rolled out a plan to cure the ills of urban America, just as one of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, John Edwards, wrapped up a three-day trip focusing on America’s poor.
In a speech yesterday in the capital’s poorest neighborhood, Anacostia, […]