Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling on lawmakers and Governor Bruce Rauner to pass a package of gun control legislation, which is expected to be taken up for votes on Wednesday in […]
Money Bonds Still a Problem in Cook County Court System
The Coalition to End Money Bond—a group that has been working to end cash bail in Chicago—has found that while positive changes have been made in Central Bond Court towards implementing a […]
Supreme Court to Begin Hearing Case That Could Cripple Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit that could cripple unions and erode workers rights on Monday. The lawsuit, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal […]
Illinois Legislature to Take Up Gun Control Measures This Week
The Illinois House will introduce a package of gun-control legislation this week in the wake of increased calls for reform after the massacre in Parkland, Florida. Among the proposals included are a […]
Activists Protest Deportations at Gary/Chicago Airport
Activists gathered to protest deportations at the Gary/Chicago Airport on Friday, where a few busloads of people who entered the United States illegally were to be flown to Brownsville, Texas, before being […]
Republican Candidate Faces Calls to Drop Out of Race Amid Allegations of Racial, Homophobic Slurs
A Republican candidate for an Illinois State House seat is facing calls to drop out of the race amid allegations he used racial and homophobic slurs during a conversation with an African-American […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders Endorses Chuy Garcia For Congress
Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorsed Chuy Garcia for Congress at a rally in Chicago Thursday afternoon. “I am here this afternoon because we are living in a pivotal […]
Tribune, Crain’s Endorse Dem Governor Candidates: Kennedy, Pritzker
Two Chicago newspapers have endorsed candidates in the Democratic gubernatorial race. The Tribune has endorsed Chris Kennedy and Crain’s Chicago Business has endorsed J.B. Pritzker. The Tribune, Crain’s and the Sun-Times have […]
Illinois High School Students Join Parkland in Walkouts Against Gun Violence
Chicagoland high school students staged walkouts protesting gun violence, a movement that Florida students initiated following the shootings last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Marches today were […]
Sinclair Divests Television Stations in Chicago, New York to Comply with FCC Ownership Limits
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Wednesday that it would sell Tribune’s WPIX-TV in New York, WGN-TV in Chicago and KSWB-TV in San Diego to meet the Federal Communications Commission ownership limit of $3.9 […]
Food Truck Owner Will Appeal City Ordinance to Supreme Court
Chicago regulations require that food trucks stay at least 200 feet away from restaurants, and Laura Pekarik, owner of Cupcakes for Courage, a mobile vendor, is appealing her case to the Illinois […]
Another Emanuel Speech Interrupted
Another speaking appearance at a university by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was interrupted by protesters on Tuesday evening, this time at Harvard in Boston. A small group of demonstrators was escorted out […]
