One day when she was 40, Norma Rixter laid on the couch the entire time her kids and husband went off to work and school until they returned home. She was too weak to get up and had been diagnosed as suffering from diminished lung capacity and the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). Today, at [...]

Mike Lewis likes to see himself as a catalyst for change. The executive vice president of BMO Harris Bank serves on several notable boards, has been recognized by Chicago United as a Business Leader of Color and is listed in Who’s Who in Black Chicago. But he’s not big on accolades and recognition. It’s about [...]

Chicago Pastor John Hannah received the Gospel Announcer of the Year Award at the Radio Station & Gospel Announcer Awards & Showcase on last month in Nashville, Tennessee. Hannah is Pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Oakwood, one of Chicago’s fastest growing mega-churches. In addition, he hosts The John Hannah Morning Show on Inspiration [...]

Chicago native Xxtra, son of a fireman and health inspector, and the youngest of five, started performing for the purpose of family entertainment at the age of five and moved on to begin his professional career at 13. His first claim to fame was alongside Oprah Winfrey in the made-for-TV film, There Are No Children [...]