Gays force Wendy Williams to remove 'transphobic' YouTube video, apologize

Wendy Williams, a radio DJ turned talk show host, known for her fearlessness, was no match for a group of angry, crybaby queers.

Black Annie remake ignites racial conversation

The new Annie is black and moviegoers, both black and white, are seeing red!

Black Twitter user attempts to expose Tim Fitz's address and phone number

 

After Chicago News Report tweeted the Chicago Police Department, urging officials to ask rapper Chief Keef if he knew anything about the 2011 homicide of Shondale Gregory, an angry Twitter user struck back!

What's really going on with Katherine Jackson, Micheal's 'children', and his estate?

Katherine Jackson, second from the left, relaxes in Arizona after 'abandoning' 'grandchildren'.

I know! I know! This isn't an entertainment blog, but I can't keep this information to myself!

Singer Whitney Houston dead at 48

Singer Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48.

Chicago Craigslist ad promotes the sanctity of marriage?

Nothing says, “I respect my wedding vows”, like an advertisement for an extramarital affair.

Talent in Chicago's Subways: Part 3

Photo: YouTube/heychristiannam

The music at the Jackson Blue Line subway station, 328 South Dearborn Street, was so good, a female commuter almost hopped off the platform!

Tina Tuner takes Michigan Avenue

Dorothy Roberson, 55, has been impersonating Tina Turn for about four years. Like Turner, Roberson is from the South and has endured her share of hardships; including a failed marriage.

According to an article written by Time Out Chicago, the Tina Turner wanna-be went back to school at age 53 and obtained a degree in sociology.

Roberson also auditioned for America's Got Talent.

Talent in Chicago’s Subways: Part 1

Welcome to the first installment of “Talent in Chicago’s Subways”.

From time to time, Chicago News Report will showcase videos of Chicagoans performing in the subway; and you get to be the judge!

Singer Vesta Williams dead at 53, found in California hotel

El Segundo, California - Sultry soul singer, Vesta Williams, best known for her songs "Congratulations" and "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", is dead at the age of 53.

Nick Ashford, half of Ashford and Simpson, dead at 70, had throat cancer

Soul legend Nick Ashford, half of the dynamic songwriting duo, Ashford and Simpson, is dead at the age of 70.

Miles Morales, black Hispanic Spider-man stirs racial controversy

Is the new black Spider-man being rejected for racial reasons, or do critics have a valid point?

R. Kelly Grand Marshal at Bud Billiken Parade: Inappropriate choice

Photo: Brian Jackson/Chicago Sun-Times

44-year-old R. Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, served as the Grand Marshal at the 2011, 82nd annual, Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago.