Roosevelt University News

Photo provided Junior J. T. Rider in the light focusing competition during the Tech Challenge at the 2009 International Thespian Festival.

Yearning for a brand-new red tricycle, Dempsey J. Travis decided at the tender age of 5 to become an entrepreneur.

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University proudly presents On Stage with...Megon McDonough - "An Evening with Megon McDonough" Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m. as part of the intimate "On Stage With..." 2009 Summer Cabaret Series.

Shakara Campbell makes another 'reload' of the hot dog bin during lunch hour at Jones Lunch.

A Chicago couple got the jarring phone message less than 48 hours before they were scheduled to walk down the aisle.

CRYSTAL LAKE – As Arezou Kashani watches Iranian authorities continue to clamp down on massive protests in the wake of the June 12 election results, she wonders whether the present-day demonstrations will generate significant change or only further violence.

Chicago hosts the Think Galacticon convention devoted to science fiction and left politics, to be held this weekend, June 26 through the 28th, at Roosevelt University.

Show number two, "Lend Me a Tenor," opens Thursday at Timber Lake Playhouse. It follows a rousing run of retro "Grease" that energized the mostly filled houses and promises a good summer stock season.

Kalyan Pathak with Chicago-based jazz/drum-and-bass fusion group Drop Q. John Oseid is on vacation.

Catching up with the movers and shakers of the benefit set and fashion scene. Women's Board of the Joffrey Ballet Spring Gala Fundraiser: Doug Basler and co-chair Mary Jo Basler of Lake Forest were among the over 900 guests who attended The Women's Board of the Joffrey Ballet's Spring Gala Fundraiser on April 24 at the Auditorium Theatre of ...

Last year, more people in Illinois were sent to prison for possessing drugs than were sent for selling drugs.

Gov. Pat Quinn sat shoulder-to-shoulder with House Speaker Michael Madigan as the two Democrats pushed a watered-down campaign finance package they said would keep big money out of Illinois politics.

School officials made the announcement Monday morning. In 2006, the university president made a promise to the first ever freshman class from Social Justice High School: They would get a scholarship if they received at least a 3.0 grade point average and a score of 20 or better on the ACT.

Gustave "Gus" Stuertze was a gentle and outgoing Renaissance man whose careers ranged from psychotherapist to bus driver to welder to cop.

The number of university students and workers in downtown Chicago has increased 25 percent since 2004, making higher education a dominant force in the Loop, a new survey shows.

TAMPA, FL, June 10, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Tina A. Francis, Division Account Manager for Glaceau and Owner of Level Salon, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of business management.

Without a scholarship, Social Justice High School student Armando Medina knew he and his Southwest Side family would have a tough time finding the money to send him to college.

Frank J. Kaminski of Park Ridge will take over as police chief on July 6, replacing Acting Chief Tom Swoboda who has held that post since the retirement of Jeffrey Caudill on Mar.

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to present HANDEL'S MESSIAH ROCKS at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University for a two-day engagement Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21, 2009.

Roosevelt University plans to establish a college of pharmacy at its Schaumburg campus, offering classes as soon as fall of 2011.