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GE's Roadshow For Growth visits Chicago, highlights investments

Chicago - Continuing the 20-city bus tour in celebration of achievements in the middle market, GE Capital's Roadshow For Growth visited Chicago and highlighted the investment commitments the firm has made in the windy city.

In the Media by Michael Krebs

Gay athlete hall of fame launched in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago - Just as veteran NBA player Jason Collins announced that he was gay, a national hall of fame for gay athletes and allies launched in the city of Chicago.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

Large sinkhole swallows 3 cars on Chicago's South Side (video)

Chicago - One driver was hospitalized on Thursday when a large sinkhole opened up in a street on Chicago's South Side, swallowing three cars. This may have been caused by heavy rains damaging the cast iron water main.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Cook County Medical Examiner’s office posts photos of the dead

Chicago - The Cook County Medical Examiner has just too many John and Jane Does. In a controversial move, they have started posting photos of the unidentified dead bodies on their website, in the hopes that families of the deceased will come forward.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 5 comments

Clybourne Park offers a poke, not a punch, on race relations Special

Toronto - Pulitzer-winning 'Clybourne Park' recently opened in Toronto. Produced as part of Mirvish's Second Stage Series, it's a tale that touches on many themes, especially race relations and economics. It runs now through March 3rd.

Digital Journal Report by Cate Kustanczy

Video: Chicago teens start wild brawl outside Ford City Mall

Chicago - A video posted to YouTube shows part of a wild brawl outside Ford City Mall, Chicago involving scores of teenagers. Police arrested nineteen teenagers during the brawl that shut down the shopping mall and left two people with minor injuries.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

White supremacist sentenced for threatening federal juror

Chicago - A white supremacist convicted at trial in 2011 for using the internet to soliciting violence against a federal juror has been sentenced to 42 months in prison.

In the Media by Pierre Waithe - 2 comments

Kayaker saves Chicago dog stranded in Lake Michigan

Chicago - A dog in Chicago owes his life to a winter kayaker who ventured out into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan to rescue to the stranded dog.

In the Media by Greta McClain

Drug kingpin Chicago's first 'Public Enemy No. 1' since Al Capone

Chicago - Drug cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera has been named Chicago's first "Public Enemy No. 1" since Al Capone in 1930.

In the Media by Angela Harris

Jazz vocalist Solitaire Miles gets into the Swing Special

Chicago - Listen up, music fans, you will enjoy the sounds and style of Solitaire Miles who, with her sultry, strong voice, brings tunes of the 1930's and 40's to clubs in Chicago, jazz albums, and beyond.

Digital Journal Report by Kay Mathews - 2 comments