Monthly Archives: February, 2021

Mayor Roudez Hosts Black History Month Awards Ceremony (University Park, IL) - This evening University Park Mayor Joseph E. Roudez honored special guests for their contributions to the African American Community.

The Murder Chicago Didn’t Want to Solve (Chicago, IL) - The man who called me, a long-retired Chicago police officer, was alternately charming and curt. He insisted he had nothing to do with the murder.

Phleb4U Creates Bright Future for Phlebotomy Students (Alsip, IL) - Students interested in starting a career in Phlebotomy are welcome to take on Elizabeth Jones’ Basic Phlebotomy Training. According to instructor Jones, students have grown tremendously through the program. “The highlight of teaching this course is getting to see them graduate and go get jobs in the field, that alone has shown the growth they have achieved through this course” she said.

Chicago coming together to help McDonald’s reconcile it racial problems (Chicago, IL) - On Feb. 22nd, many gathered in front of McDonald’s Chicago headquarters to call attention to patterns of racial discrimination that have unfortunately become baked into the company’s DNA.

Small businesses owned by women, minorities get first chance at new PPP loans (Washington DC) - The Biden administration is expanding the federal Paycheck Protection Program as well as targeting women and minority-owned businesses to give them greater access to loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. With less than half the allocated $284 billion in PPP funds yet to be claimed, by U.S. businesses, the Small Business Administration has said it would soon begin accepting a new round of applications.

"Don't be McFooled!" Area leaders are calling on a 90-day McDonald's protest. Several lawsuits have been filed against the McDonald's corporation alleging racism.

Bonnie Kurowski, a Florida resident, and self-proclaimed "hard-hitting" "reporter" who has opened up numerous new websites in the past 6 weeks, all pointing to each other as "verification" of authenticity, appears to be acting out some sick, twisted, idea that certain candidates are not worthy of running for office.

Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway - Soon after receiving his license to practice law in Maine in May 2015, Jeremiah McIntosh, 36, began a new career as a small-town lawyer in the northeast corner of the state’s rural Aroostook County.

Bulls erupt in third quarter, beat Rockets 120-100 (Houston, Texas) - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Houston Rockets 120-100 Monday night at the Toyota Center in Houston.

“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather - In January 2014, power plants owned by Texas’ largest electricity producer buckled under frigid temperatures. Its generators failed more than a dozen times in 12 hours, helping to bring the state’s electric grid to the brink of collapse.