Extra Extra: Farrakhan Says United Black Community Can End Violence
By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 2, 2013 10:00PM
Photo credit: Eric Allix Rogers
- Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan urged the black community to tackle the violence problem as a unified group during a speech Friday night. [Sun-Times]
- A grand jury has issued subpoenas in this week's elections in Cicero. They're investigating numerous complaints of voter intimidation and fraud. You know? Business as usual in Cicero. [Sun-Times]
- The Chicago Maroon discovered the University of Chicago campus police planted an undercover detective in the crowd at a recent demonstration. University provost Thomas Rosenbaum released a statement claiming the move was "antithetical to the University’s values" and an investigation is underway. [Chicago Maroon]
- Andrew Mason's last interview as Groupon CEO was with Fast Company. [Fast Company]
- Assmebly Hall, home to the University of Illinois' basketball teams, turns 50. [CBS Chicago]
- A motorist was killed in a wrong way crash on I-80 in Grundy County Saturday. [Tribune]