An informal farewell party was held for 15th District Commander Al Wysinger last Friday, at the 5701 W. Madison St. station. Well-wishers included his wife, mother, brother and grandmother, community leaders and colleagues, who gathered to acknowledge him as he moves up to Deputy Chief of Organize Crime.

Fifty year ago, a West Side basketball team from Marshall High School, called the Commandos, became the first Chicago Public School team to win the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) championship. On Thursday, March 13, team members returned to Marshall High School where it all began-just before the current Marshall team won this year’s state tournament.

The family of a Chicago man who was shot to death by 15th District police after fleeing from Oak Park officers after an armed robbery attempt in River Forest has filed a lawsuit against the two municipalities.

When Thomas Jefferson (T.J.) Brayboy was born on March 6, 1908 in Vicksburg, Miss., the president of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt. He was one of six children. His older sister Lakeisha is 104 years old and still living in Vicksburg.

Living up to its motto “Greater service, Greater Progress,” the women of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority helped usher in Women’s History Month with its 11th Annual Youth Symposium last Saturday.

Chaplains in Illinois want to set captives free.