10-Year-Old Petitions American Girl to Make Disabled Doll

Despite grandiose sales numbers, no American Girl doll has ever been disabled. Young, but fearless, ten-year-old Melissa wants to change that.

El Barrios, Little Havanas and Latino Enclaves

Mounting minority populations led to the development of Little Italys, Koreatowns, Little Havanas, Little Manilas, Jewish quarters, Chinatowns, Ghettos, Barrios/Bairros and ethnic-isolated pigeon-holed areas. Latino-American ethnic concentrated areas that breed on self-sufficiency and have a defined identity are popular throughout the United States.

La Casa Norte Homeless Shelter Provides Assistance for Latino Youth

Young people sleep under bridges, using boxes as blankets, and their bodies as currency. It isn't the way that Latinos want to see their youth.

"Ghost" Train Injures Dozens in Chicago Suburb

Runaway train slammed into another at a suburban Chicago station on the west end of the Blue Line, causing injuries to four dozen passengers.

Chicago Park Shooting: 13 People Wounded, Including 3-Year-Old

Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a Chicago park on Thursday, in what was the second major gun-related incident of the week in the United States, coming just days after the D.C. Navy Yard massacre.

Mike Ditka, Football Hall of Famer, Pays Visit to Chicago Bears, Offers Words of Wisdom

The veteran coach stopped by and offered words of wisdom to current players.
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