Jennifer Hudson Opens Her Own Weight Watchers Center in Her Hometown of Chicago

We all saw what wonders Weight Watchers did for actress Jennifer Hudson…helping her to shed over 80 pounds…and now she’s gotten behind them even more and opened up her own branch in her hometown of the Chi! Marisa Mendez


(Video & Pics) Michael Jordan Officially Opens Steakhouse & Gives Speech

Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse had it’s official grand opening last week in Chicago. Michael Jordan gave a speech & thanked the city for always embracing him. Scottie Pippen & his wife Larsa and MJ’s girlfriend were with him to celebrate the opening. Check it out after the jump…


(Video) Common Freestyles At University Of Illinois

This past Wednesday, Common held a promotional campaign at the University of Illinois for his newly released book “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” and kicked a freestyle for the students and faculty while he was there. Hit the jump to check it out after the jump. @capriSUNshine


4 Firefighters Fired, 43 Suspended In Mileage Scandal

Four firefighters will be dismissed and placed on Chicago’s do-not-hire list for padding their mileage reports, Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Robert Hoff said today. The decision was a response to an investigation by city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson that found 54 firefighters in the Fire Prevention Bureau falsified their mileage reimbursements to the tune of $100,000 in 2009. Continue reading after the jump. @capriSUNshine


Man Accused Of Attacking Teen At School Meeting

A Chicago man is charged with hitting a 14-year-old boy with a candy dish and choking him after he learned the boy beat up his daughter. Would you have done the same??!! Continue reading after the jump. @capriSUNshine


Soul Food Disappearing In Chicago As Blacks Leave

In the past 10 years as the city lost more than 17 percent of its black population, one soul food place after another has closed and the surviving few like Josephine’s are struggling. A tradition is dying in a place where southern cooking came north in the major social migration. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+


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