The Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League hosted the MetroBoard Royale: Bet on the Movement on Saturday, June 6 at the Civic Opera House. This first class cocktail gala celebrated Chicago’s outstanding young professionals and the MetroBoard’s continuous commitment to serving our communities. Proceeds benefit MetroBoard’s community service initiatives. Attendees included: Illinois State Treasurer: Alexi [...]

The premiere episode of the InChiCity.com Podcast!  Hosted by Chicago natives, Errol Dunlap and Brandy discussing entertainment from news, gossip, events, celebrities and more!  Tune in! InChiCity Podcast Shownotes (our apologies to Brandy’s audio level.  It will be fixed next week) Websites: InChiCity.com, mrswindycity.blogspot.com Follow on Twitter: Errol Dunlap (@erroldunlap), Brandy @mrswindycity, @georgedaniels, @UncleRush(Russell Simmons) MB Royale Event at [...]

Procter & Gamble’s commitment to celebrating and connecting with African-American women is stronger today than ever before. That commitment has spanned more than a century and continues to grow. It’s rooted in the vision and actions of our leadership and the interests of our consumers and employees. Our extraordinary new initiative, My Black is Beautiful, celebrates [...]

Remy Martin in association with Kedar hosted the Official Private Listening Party for Chico Debarge performing selections from his long awaited new album “ADDICTION”.

On May 2nd, 2009 Platform One Entertainment hosted two back-to-back Dare 2 Dream benefit events at the House of Blues Chicago featuring hip hop icon Talib Kweli. The events were to benefit Working in the Schools (WITS), a non-profit organization that increases the reading proficiency and learning capacity of low-income and minority students in the [...]

Sprite Green presented a private, Invitation only event introducing Sprite Green to Chicago with a special performance from De La Soul Monday April 20th 7pm @ River East Art Center Sprite Green Infused appetizers and cocktails served, Live music and art installation Bartender mix-off, Exclusive Access to the Sprite Green, Sales Lounge Special Raffle for Bears ticket [...]

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Wine & Chocolate Chats featuring renowned author/motivational speaker M.W. Moore and featuring Chicago’s own Stefanie Newell as we spotlight the topic of celebrity gossip. With the controversial topics surrounding Chris Brown, Rihanna, Michael Phelps, and other celebrities, this is a free [...]

Magnolia, Artistic Associate Regina Taylor’s world premiere about possibility in the face of seismic social change, takes root at the Goodman this spring, March 14 – April 19, 2009. Directing for the first time at the Goodman, Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro helms a cast of 12 led by Academy Award nominee Annette O’Toole (Smallville, A Mighty Wind, [...]

Live jazz every Wednesday starting Feb.25, 2009. 8pm-2am. Bossa nova, samba and latin. Live music upstairs and dancing downstairs. 30+ crowd. Swank Atmoshere.Downtown Chicago. 650 North Dearborn Street. Dearborn and Erie.

Euphoria, emotions unconstrained. What a glorious night of redemption for our nation. As my colleague Errol Dunlap and I traveled this great city to four unforgettable events, I searched for the words to express my sentiment.  Throughout the night several sound bites rushed to mind… Finally a validation for my people, long over due Diversity reigned in [...]