Image via Wikipedia Just before Terrance Little took over as principal of Wendell Phillips High School on July 1, he took a quick tour of the school and one word came to mind: “Chaos.” “It looked like a zoo,” Little said.  “If a school doesn’t look like a school, then it’s not a school.” With...
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Chicago‘s Back of the Yards neighborhood, a part of the New City community area, is a working class neighborhood. Most of the  neighborhood’s residents do not have a high school degree, and 34.5 percent of residents live below the poverty level, compared to the Chicago average of 19.6 percent. According to the most recent...
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More and more writers can call themselves authors due to advances in eReader and eBook technology
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Ariel Schroeder is a sophomore at Columbia College studying Broadcast Journalism. In the Fall 2010 semester, Ariel started in the internship program at WGN Radio News 720. She gained experience and produced a short video to encourage other students to consider interning at WGN. “I had an amazing time working in the fourth-floor Tribune...
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Buzz Lightyear, Tickle Me Elmo, Barbie or the Hot Wheels collection? That was the question a lot of parents were wondering over the holiday season. But for some parents, these questions are more difficult. Image via CrunchBase Parents of children with disabilities must not only decide what type of toy their child would like;...
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Upon entering the McCormick Boys & Girls Club in Uptown, one is bombarded by a wall of sound: the buzz of screaming, laughter, the loud chatter of youth. Centrally located off the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Sheridan Road, the children of Uptown do not have far to travel for a refuge of fun...
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Ravenswood Elementary, a North Side grammar school with 480 students, does not have a librarian or a computer lab assistant. Instead, the teachers must be their own librarians and book police. Once a week, according to Principal Heather Connolly, the teachers are scheduled to go up to the library for computer research or to...
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George “P-Funk” Clinton headlined a festive campaign fundraiser Tuesday night for rapper-turned-politician Che “Rhymefest” Smith, who is running for alderman of Chicago’s 20th Ward. Len Kody writing for Depolitics1011.com got some photos of Clinton in action and some video of performances at the event. Incumbent Ald. Willie B. Cochran, a retired Chicago Police sergeant...
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The South Loop Historical Society at East-West University announced its first annual multimedia history competition today.  Prizes include $250 for a four- to 12-minute audio, visual, video, or combined multimedia history presentation focused on the history of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. According to the Society, South Loop is  bounded by Congress Parkway, the Chicago...
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By Reginald Williams Marisa Sepulveda said she sends her daughter, Karolina, to St. Francis de Sales High School on Chicago’s Southeast Side because the school offers “a true perspective on good morals and religious beliefs.” Sepulveda said the small high school, which has 265 students, enforces “a lot of discipline and teaches values and...
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