Illinois news

• Rollin’ the Dice Since ’74: The Westside’s Very Own Born Losers MCs

  11-06-2023 16:00
  
  Founding Date: November 9, 1974
  Birthplace: 5700 West Madison
  Current Address: 4420 West Madison
  “Bond so strong, only broken by weakest link.”
  This singular motto binds all members of one of Chicago’s oldest black established Motorcycle Clubs.
  They are called the “Born Losers,” which is a bit of a misnomer because this collective is anything but that. Several gentlemen motorcycle riders created the club. 
  The name resulted from an engine part engraved “B
  
  Read more

• Rollin’ the Dice Since ’74: The Westside’s Very Own Born Losers MC

  11-06-2023 16:00
  
  Founding Date: November 9, 1974
  Birthplace: 5700 West Madison
  Current Address: 4420 West Madison
  “Bond so strong, only broken by weakest link.”
  This singular motto binds all members of one of Chicago’s oldest black established Motorcycle Clubs.
  They are called the “Born Losers,” which is a bit of a misnomer because this collective is anything but that. Several gentlemen motorcycle riders created the club. 
  The name resulted from an engine part engraved “B
  
  Read more

• 10,000 Chicago Teens to Participate In Paid Summer Internships, Apprenticeships

  11-06-2023 14:00
  
  As the summer break commences for numerous students of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), around 10,000 high school students from CPS have enrolled in After School Matters programs.
  The approach taken for this summer’s programming is comprehensive, taking into account recent survey results from a large number of Chicago teens, parents and program instructors. These findings shed light on the program’s effectiveness in addressing crucial areas of requirement, such as providing safe environ
  
  Read more

• Black Woman Gunned Down At Gas Station Because She Was Gay, Family Says

  11-06-2023 13:45
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  The family of a Black woman who was fatally shot at a Texas gas station is calling her killing a hate crime after learning the shooter allegedly shouted gay slurs during the incident.
  Akira Ross, 24, was pumping gas at a station in Cedar Park last week when she was shot and killed by a man she didn’t know, according to the Cedar Park Police Department. Ross was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The suspected shooter, identified as 23-year-old Bradley Stanford, fled the scen
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

Follow @NewsIllinois_ on Twitter!