Rahm Emanuel Will Not Seek Re-election
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will not seek a third term. Emanuel made the stunning announcement Tuesday morning in a hastily drawn together press conference on the 5th floor of City […]
Pritzker Takes Heat Over Union Busting, Prosecutors File Motion to Revoke Van Dyke Bail, IDOC Sued – Third Coast Today 08-31-18
Pritzker Criticized for Alleged Union Busting, Commits to Talking with Workers Billionaire gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker faced criticism for one of his companies engaging in an attempt to bust unionization […]
Chicago Continues to Remember ’68 DNC, “Anti Bait Truck” Event Gives Away 10,000 Shoes, Rauner Vetoes More Legislation – Third Coast Today 08-27-18
“Anti Bait Truck” Event Gives Away 10,000 Pairs of Shoes Rapper Vic Mensa’s SaveMoneySafeLife Foundation gave away thousands of pairs of shoes at an “anti bait truck” event in Englewood […]
Polling Shows Emanuel Isn’t Invincible, Activists to Mark ’68 DNC–Third Coast Today 08-21-18
Early Polls Show Support for Emanuel, But a Runoff Election is Likely New polling shows Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel with a commanding lead over most of his potential challengers in […]
AG Madigan Sues Over Trump Tower, Nazi Chased From Board Meeting, Billionaire Vs. Billionaire – Third Coast Today 08-15-18
Illinois AG Madigan Files Suit Alleging Trump Tower Violates Clean Water Laws Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit against the operators of Trump International Hotel and Tower, alleging President […]
Aloha Poke Faces Protests, CPD Verbally Tussles with Vic Mensa, Shooting Numbers Down – Third Coast Today 08-13-18
Chicago Police Threaten to Arrest Vic Mensa at Bud Billiken Parade Rapper Vic Mensa, who served as grand marshal of this year’s 89th annual Bud Billiken Parade, got into a […]
Responses to Chicago Violence Highlight ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Narrative – Third Coast Today 08-10-18
Violence in Chicago communities doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and its causes and effects aren’t simply a matter of putting more police on the street. In Friday’s edition of “Today,” […]
Duckworth Visits Shelter For Immigrant Children, Fallout From Exceptionally Violent Weekend Continues – Third Coast Today 08-07-18
Duckworth Visits Shelter for Immigrant Children Plagued by Accusations of Abuse U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) toured Heartland Alliance’s Casa Guadalupe shelter Monday after allegations of physical and emotional abuse […]
Giuliani Endorses McCarthy for Mayor, Chicagoans Fight For Rent Control, Neighborhood Tries to Save ‘Healing Village’ – Third Coast Today 8-6-18
Rudy Giuliani Endorses Garry McCarthy for Mayor Former New York City Mayor and staunch Trump loyalist Rudy Giuliani endorsed former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy for mayor over the weekend […]
Lake Shore Shutdown, Emanuel Lawsuit, Saving Woodlawn’s Healing Village – Third Coast Today 8/3/18
In this inaugural edition of the all new Third Coast Today on Friday, August 3, we take a look at the anti-violence march that shut down Lake Shore Drive, the […]
Review: Grapetooth’s Coming Out Party
Grapetooth is technically made up of just Clay Frankel and Chris Bailoni, but its show at Lincoln Hall Saturday night made the act seem much more like a community project. […]
Chicago’s Sonny Falls Have an Excellent New Album Coming Out and Here’s a Taste
Hoagie sent me the unmastered version of the album a few months ago, but the new Sonny Falls LP is finally officially coming out next month! I’ve written about the […]