75-year-old Alderman Ed Burke was charged with one count of attempted extortion on Jan. 3, 2019. It is alleged that Burke used his position of being one of the most powerful men on the Chicago City Council to solicit new business for his law firm which he worked at in the private sector. This is […]
Elena Beatriz Melendez along with her daughter is the driving force behind the Asociación de la Cultura Hondureña en Chicago (Association of Honduran Culture in Chicago). The organization was founded because Melendez knows God has called her to give back to the Honduran community in both Chicago and South America. Their Facebook page describes the […]
Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s mayor, will not seek re-election next year. The announcement made on Sept. 4, 2018, is contrary to previous statements he made that he intended to run for his third term. During the briefing, Emanuel explained that while his position as mayor was the opportunity of a lifetime, the job itself is not […]