Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know that the highly anticipated Footloose remake hits theaters this Friday. Former Dancing With The Stars dancer and Ryan Seacrest’s girl, Julianne Hough grabbed the leading role where she dances in her daisy dukes alongside her co-star Kenny Wormald. Both of these young stars bring their svelte […]
Just got a disturbing call 10 minutes ago that Chicago School Board President Michael Scott’s body was found floating in a river this morning. Body Of School Board President Found Updated: Monday, 16 Nov 2009, 6:27 AM CSTPublished : Monday, 16 Nov 2009, 5:39 AM CST Chicago – The body of Chicago School Board president […]
Peace GG, Just four days after the Fenger High School boycott and press conference with Rev. Sharpton on Monday, students from the Gardens were out of school again today, after they say they were harassed by nearly 50 boys from the ‘Ville,’ while on their school bus Thursday. I was invited over to the Gardens […]
I just got off the phone with Rachel Noerdlinger for Rev. Al Sharpton/National Action Network. Rachel saw my GG blog ‘Chicago Under Siege’ and asked me what could Rev. Sharpton and The National Action Network do to help. We arranged a meeting with Rev. and the parents last night. Rev. Sharpton is in the Chi […]
I visited the Wild 100s yesterday, ak.a. The Altgeld Gardens, one of Chicago’s roughest housing project on the city’s far south side. I went in to talk with Sherry Smith, mother of Eugene Riley, who’s being held without bond for the murder of Derrion Albert. They’re in court this morning. I also had an meeting […]
Members of President Obama’s cabinet were here in Chicago yesterday to address the teen violence in the city as a reaction to the brutal death of Derrion Albert. Before I get into what they did and didn’t cover, as a Chicagoan, who was the victim of the violence in this city at the tender age 7-years-old, I […]
