Danny Davis

African-American leaders are alarmed over reports that Illinois leads nation in black unemployment.

Seventh-grader Tamya Fultz beat eighth-graders to take first place in the CPS South Conference playoffs.

Government agencies should be required to focus resources on areas with pervasive violence, Davis said.

The boy, who was slain in a shooting, was the grandson of Rep. Danny Davis.

Two teens have been charged with killing 15-year-old Javon Wilson in a dispute over shoes.

Two juveniles are in custody, police said.

Almost 200 of the school's 457 students are learning the game, compared to 30 last year.

The 43-year-old woman poured hand sanitizer over herself and lit it Tuesday, police said.

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis is trying to schedule a meeting with the team and White House officials, or Obama.

Public officials celebrated the opening of Terrace 459 at Parkside of Old Town, 459 W. Division St.

The rally to "put people ahead of corporate profits" will begin at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

"There is a crisis across the city of Chicago," said Richard Boykin.

Family, friends and local leaders came together to remember the boy shot dead on the Fourth of July.

Renard Cantrell, 55, was charged with threatening a public official after he called Davis a racial slur.

Police deny Homan is a secret site but Rep. Davis and Richard Boykn will meet with the Justice Dept.