Community members and other activists confronted 5th Ward Alderman Leslie Hairston Tuesday evening over the shooting of Harith Augustus, a 37 year-old African American barber from South Shore, at a […]
A pop-up bar themed after the television show ‘The Office’ opens its doors on Friday, July 27th at Replay in Lincoln Park. The bar will host regular trivia and karaoke […]
Chicago’s 8th annual Slutwalk demonstration will take place on Saturday, beginning at noon at the Chicago Water Tower monument on Chicago and Michigan Ave. Hundreds march each year in Chicago […]
A proposal to rename a section of Congress Parkway in the Loop to honor African American journalist and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells is expected to pass the City […]
Alderman Ricardo Munoz will not run for reelection next term, stepping down from his position representing the 14th Ward after 25 years. “It’s time for me to move on and […]
Community activists are planning to shut down a section of Lake Shore Drive and later march to Wrigley Field to protest gun violence next week, the second such pre-planned protest […]
Striking window washers took their message to City Hall Wednesday morning and were joined in solidarity by community members and local Aldermen. Window washers with SEIU Local 1 have been […]
Stunning allegations of physical and emotional abuse of migrant children separated from their parents at the border and held in shelters have begun to surface, including one Chicago shelter run […]
Big money is already flowing into the Chicago mayoral race, more than half a year away from election day. Incumbent Rahm Emanuel, who’s seeking a third term, has already managed […]
The first candidate forum for the 2019 Chicago mayoral race will be held on July 25th in Horner Park. According to the 33rd Ward Democrats, who are organizing the event, […]
Local activists are urging Governor Rauner sign a bill on his desk that would increase protections for voters by stopping Illinois from participating in the Interstate Crosscheck system. Crosscheck is […]
Governor Bruce Rauner fully and publicly embraced the Trump administration Friday, appearing arm-in-arm at a Republican fundraising event hosted by Vice President Mike Pence. “Mike Pence, along with President Trump, […]