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Aretha headlines N’Digo gala

N ’DIGO GETS MUCH RESPECT: The Legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin will be belting out her classic hits at the N’Digo Foundation’s annual gala June 30 at the Arie Crown Theater. The theme this year is “Legends de Soul,” and the impressionable Impressions will …

Ryan Dempster Foundation’s ‘Casino Night’

C UBBIES GALORE: Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster and wife Jenny are hosting the Third Annual “Dempster Foundation Casino Night” May 9 at the Palmer House Hilton. “American Idol” finalist Crystal Bowersox and local crooner John Vincent, who is a mainstay at the Ditka Restaurant, will …

A ‘pregnant’ man’s drama

T HE WORLD’S first so-called “Pregnant Man” a k a Thomas Beatie (formerly Tracy Lagondino) will be a guest on “The Doctors” show Tuesday and talks about his unique journey of having completed gender reassignment surgeries after legally changing his status to male in 2007 …

Rancics keeping cloak of secrecy around baby

T HE FASHION SCOOP: Chicago’s fashionistas/couture-wearing dames will be front and center for the “Chicago Runway to Win” fashion collection benefit to re-elect President Barack Obama on June 12 at Harpo Studios. Vogue magazine’s Anna Wintour, the most powerful woman in the fashion world, and …

Brave witness gunned down — where’s the outrage?

‘ W ITNESS GUNNED DOWN” was the headline in the Sun-Times April 17 telling the story about a 25-year-old woman on the West Side who was gunned down in a hail of 20 bullets on April 15 in the Lawndale neighborhood. I am asking: Where …

Tamar speaks

I N THE MAY issue of Sister 2 Sister mag now on newsstands, Tamar Braxton, the most popular sister on the hit reality show “Braxton Family Values,” is on the cover and gives an in-depth interview about how she handles her many haters, her love …

Put a ring on it!

B OY, my readers are really giving me a spanking (and not the good kind) about my Tuesday scoop that Bulls superstar Derrick Rose and his longtime girlfriend, Mieka Blackman Reese, are expecting a child in October. And since I believe in my beliefs, I …

Bulls superstar Derrick Rose to be a dad in fall

STELLA FOSTER: Bulls superstar Derrick Rose is going to be a daddy. According to sources, Rose, 23, and his girlfriend of almost four years, the beautiful Mieka Blackman Reese, 24, a budding Chicago stylist, are expecting their first child probably in October.

Rockin’ Chicago

C HICAGO’S MUSIC: THE MUSICAL production “Two Gentlemen of Chicago,” which is a takeoff on the classic Shakespeare play “Two Gentleman of Verona,” opened March 23 at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, Calif., and is packing them in. The two-hour play is filled with singing, …

Rahm’s best job ever

M AYOR RAHM EMANUEL is the cover story for the April/May issue of the Michigan Avenue magazine and reveals his hopes and dreams for the city that he loves so much and talks about its future. The issue is on newsstands Friday and here’s one …

Englewood and Rush

C ONG. BOBBY RUSH HAD this to say about being removed from the House of Representatives for wearing a hoodie in tribute to slain Trayvon Martin: “My actions today [Wednesday] on the floor of the House of Representatives were motivated by stories that young men …

Stop the madness!

I WAS HORRIFIED by the senseless shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., at the hands of a neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, who has yet to be charged or arrested for the crime. My heart bleeds for Martin’s family, …

Juanita speaks: Michael Jordan’s ex talks about her penthouse on the market

T HE SUN-TIMES reported on Wednesday that Juanita Jordan, ex-wife of Michael Jordan and mother of his three children, has put her luxurious Lake Shore Drive penthouse condo on the market for $5 million. Juanita, who is known for avoiding the press and has never …

Whitney & ‘son’

T HE SCOOP: This reporter heard from a source who was around the movie set a lot when the late singer/actress Whitney Houston was in Detroit for two months last fall filming her role in the remake of the classic movie “Sparkle.” “Whitney stayed at …

Rancic’s Haiti gift

B ACK IN 2010 BIG-HEARTED reality TV star Bill Rancic visited the earthquake ravaged Haiti city of Port-au-Prince and brought along boxes of donated medical supplies and several thousand pounds of food donated by the Sara Lee Corp., thanks to Sara Lee exec Jon Harris. …

‘Mary Mary’ in Chicago

J UST IN: THE GOSPEL Grammy Award-winning singing duo of Erica and Tina Campbell, better known as “Mary Mary,” are on tour promoting their latest single “Go Get It,” which is the name of their latest album, to be released in May, and are hyping …

Mob wives

T HE SCOOP ON “MOB WIVES”: I received the following e-mail from Lou Rago, president of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation of Chicago in reference to the controversy about the filming of the Chicago spin-off version of VH1’s popular “Mob Wives” series. “Stella, by …

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