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Kanye West has announced that he’s bringing his Sunday Service home to Chicago. The fusion praise and worship session will take place this Sunday at Huntington Bank Pavilion on Chicago’s Northerly Island. The service will begin at 9 a.m. CST. Tickets for Sunday Service are available for free via Ticketmaster and are limited to two tickets per person. Like Ye’s […]
Controversy continues to swirl around the Roc Nation and NFL partnership. As part of their collaborative Inspire Change initiative, the entities have pledged to donate $400,000 to two Chicago-based youth organizations: the BBF (Better Boys Foundation) Family Services and the Crushers Club. The latter nonprofit was scheduled to receive its $200,000 Thursday, coinciding with a free concert […]
As part of the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative, Roc Nation rappers Vic Mensa and Rapsody spent their Wednesday afternoon spearheading a mentoring program for Chicago youth. The event was in support of the BBF (Better Boys Foundation) Family Services, a human services organization that provides after-school programming for boys and girls in the North Lawndale community. Mensa and Rapsody […]
Jussie Smollett‘s hate-crime scandal has cast a dark cloud over Empire, which is why it’s somewhat surprising that the series has gone to the scene of the crime—well, alleged crime. On Tuesday, production vehicles for Empire’s sixth and final season were spotted in Streeterville, Chicago, the area where Smollett claims he was attacked by racist, homophobic Trump-supporters. Several […]
Chicago’s Mount Sinai Hospital was forced to temporarily go “on bypass” Sunday morning after victims from a series of shootings left their trauma center at full capacity, CNN reports. The term “on bypass” refers to when a hospital can no longer perform ambulance runs, and must divert any new patients to another nearby trauma center. Chicago reportedly has five trauma centers in total. According […]
Rich the Kid used his clout to help one fan enjoy Lollapalooza. Attendees packed Chicago’s Grant Park for Lollapalooza. Yet, like most music festivals, not everyone that made it into the venue paid for their tickets. This weekend, a video went viral showing a group of kids rushing the barricade trying to scale a fence to get […]
All the extracurricular activities that happen at a music festival can lead to the crowd getting a little out of hand. But fans at this year’s Lollapalooza have taken things to an unprecedented level. Unless you’re related to Oscar the Grouch or a nerd in an ’80s sitcom, it makes no sense for a person to be […]
It’s only fitting that Chicago‘s favorite son gave his hometown audience a special treat. Chance the Rapper stopped by Death Cab for Cutie‘s performance at Lollapalooza on Friday. During his quick appearance at the band’s hour-long set, Chance and Death Cab did their track “Do You Remember.” This is the first time they’ve performed the song […]
Chicago’s Tobi Lou, who is fresh off a performance at ComplexCon Chicago last month, has unleashed his new 21-song project, Live on Ice. Live on Ice 😢 https://t.co/r9se2s77Gd pic.twitter.com/MWwFKTFqYA — tobi lou “Live on Ice” Aug 2nd (@tobilou) August 2, 2019 “I felt like my entire life I’ve been waiting for whatever moment this is,” […]
Alicia Newby, 29, was arrested Saturday at her Galewood, Chicago apartment, and charged with continuing a financial crime enterprise amid allegations that she used other people’s identities to accumulate upwards of $12,000 in fraudulent charges, Page Six reports. While prosecutors wouldn’t divulge the names of the people who had their identities allegedly stolen by Newby, one name was provided, and it was Empire star Taraji P. […]
