“With the significant nursing shortage in our state, we are extremely grateful for this generous donation from the Glenn and Pearle Lahaye Trust,” said Peggy Abels, director of UNK Health Science ...

UNK’s $446.5 million contribution to NU’s economic benefits represent $109.1 million in direct spending and $337.4 million in indirect and induced impacts, according to the study, conducted by ...

A middle school in Chicago Heights is working to shine a light on trail blazers of the past and present in honor of Black ...

Allan DiCastro, who attended Prairie State College in the 1980s, established a $100K scholarship for Chicago Heights students ...

Rapper and deejay DJ Unk (Anthony Leonard Platt) poses for photos after his performance during the ‘School Jump-Off’ concert at the DuSable Museum in Chicago, Illinois in June 2007.

It was the biggest fire most people had ever seen, but the owners of Morgan Li furniture factory said they were determined to ...

It did not, however, have the same cultural impact as Unk’s debut, with its single “Show Out” not reaching the heights of “Walk It Out” or “2 Step.” “Please respect me and my ...

After the Van Vliet family lost their home in a fire, residents of Homewood, Flossmoor and Chicago Heights have helped them ...

Two years after roaring flames destroyed the Morgan Li furniture business in south suburban Chicago Heights, a rebuild many ...

Unk remained active in the music industry, releasing several mixtapes and singles through 2015, although none managed to reach the same heights as his earlier hits. Unk’s vibrancy extended ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the 2006 snap smash "Walk It Out," has died at age 43, his family shared on social media Friday (Jan. 24). By Heran Mamo DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the ...

On Sunday (Jan. 26), TMZ broke the news Unk's wife Sherkita Long-Platt revealed Unk, born Anthony Platt, died from a heart attack. Unk died in his sleep on Jan. 24, she tells the celebrity news ...