Early Voting Options Expand Citywide Chicagoans wanting to cast their ballots early have many more options to do so beginning Monday. Early voting began in late September at one “super site” in the Loop, located at 175 W. Washington Street.…
“It’s amazing how short 17 years is,” Minus the Bear singer Jake Snider told the soldout crowd at the House of Blues on Wednesday. Indeed, despite a career spanning six albums, four EPs, and nearly two decades, the 17 years…
Lawsuit Alleges Racial Discrimination in the Pritzker Campaign Ten staffers with the J.B. Pritzker campaign filed a lawsuit this week alleging racial discrimination and harassment towards people of color working in field positions. The lawsuit, filed just a few short…
Chance the Rapper stepped into Chicago’s crowded mayoral race Tuesday morning by throwing his support behind candidate Amara Enyia. “I would like to say very narcissistically if I back you, you have a chance, absolutely,” said Chance. “I want to…
Women’s ‘March to the Polls’ Draws Thousands Thousands gathered in Grant Park over the weekend for the “Women’s March to the Polls,” a rally and voting drive put together by the organizers of the Chicago Women’s March designed to encourage…
Despite Evidence to the Contrary, Trump Champions “Stop and Frisk” in Chicago President Donald Trump blew one of his favorite dog whistles on Monday, saying he planned to send representatives from US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ office to Chicago to…
Van Dyke Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty Friday of 2nd degree murder, along with 16 counts of aggravated assault—one for each shot he fired at Laquan McDonald. Initial reports…
Latest Illinois Election Poll Shows Rauner Trailing, Voter Enthusiasm A new poll in the 2018 race for Illinois governor shows Democratic challenger billionaire JB Pritzker with a commanding lead over incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. The poll, which was conducted…
Clinton Campaigns for Pritzker Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton campaigned for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful JB Pritzker Monday at a roundtable discussion with high school women. Clinton joined Pritzker and running mate Rep. Juliana Stratton…
More Chicago Hotel Workers Ratify New Contracts More striking Chicago hotel employees headed back to work over the weekend as workers at four more hotels ratified a new contract on Saturday. The Palmer House Hilton, the Drake Hotel, the Hilton…
Chicago Police Ready to Expand Hours in Wake of Van Dyke Verdict Officials with the Chicago Police Department say they’re ready to cancel days off and expand hours when the trial of Jason Van Dyke concludes. Van Dyke is charged…
Some Striking Hotel Workers Reach a Deal with Management Striking hotel workers at 9 of 26 Chicago hotels have reached a deal with management and ratified a contract. “On behalf of striking members of UNITE HERE Local 1, we wish…
I didn’t learn much from watching the first formal televised debate in the Illinois gubernatorial election Thursday evening. In fact, it was pretty much exactly what I expected. In one corner we have a billionaire, in another corner we have…
We’re back after an extra long Riot Fest weekend and some backend website stuff. So much has happened since last week, it feels like that might as well have been a month’s worth of news. There’s a lot to cover,…
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez Drafts Chuy Garcia to Run for Mayor Outgoing Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-4th) will not run for mayor of Chicago, but says he’s attempting to draft Cook County Commissioner Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia, who ran in Chicago’s last mayoral…
Jury Selection in Van Dyke Trial Resumes Jury selection for the murder trial of Jason Van Dyke – the former Chicago Police officer who shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, killing him – is scheduled to continue Wednesday morning. The process…
At present, one current clear frontrunner in the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is “undecided.” Polls with varying candidates – some announced, some who’ve been mulling runs, and some theoretical/wishful thinking – have been flying around since last week when Rahm…
Obama Makes Midterm Election Speech at the University of Illinois Former President Barack Obama delivered a scathing speech on the state of the nation at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign on Friday, urging people to head to the polls…
Soon enough, Rahm Emanuel will no longer be mayor of Chicago. Emanuel, who’s occupied the fifth floor of City Hall since 2011, made that bombshell announcement on Tuesday, saying he wouldn’t seek a third term. “This has been the job…
Van Dyke Trial Begins with Jury Selection A judge increased former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke’s bail by $2,000 Thursday, one day after jury selection process for his first degree murder trial began, according to WGN. Prosecutors in the…
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