As of today, 300 workers at UIC have been infected with COVID-19, and two have died. On September 14 members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 who work…
Posts published by “Cajetan Sorich”
Cajetan Sorich (she/her) is a Chicago writer and performance artist.
This season was a bit different for Free Street Theater’s Storyfront Youth Ensemble, whose rehearsals went virtual after meeting only a few times. The Ensemble closed out their digital play…
On August 6, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) scrapped its Fall hybrid learning plan for an all remote plan. Lightfoot made the call a day after the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)…
In the first week of May, Pritzker gave into The Illinois Restaurant Association’s urges to reopen at-restaurant dining. Originally set to open as part of Phase Four on June 28,…
At a press conference on June 8, CTA workers announced claims against CTA management who “illegally broke up workers’ meetings discussing the safety and ethics of driving ‘police shuttles’ which…
photo by Ricardo Esquivel May 20, 2020 marked the one year anniversary of the Lori Lightfoot administration. Yet Chicagoans are still waiting for her to deliver the promises she ran…
photo by Gage Skidmore Many Progressives, while noting Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s pink suit is pretty cool, and ripping paper sure is a fun stunt, have felt that her history of…
photos by Cajetan Sorich I went to Blick last month to buy India Ink for a tattoo. I got there, went up the escalator, and asked a guy to show…
An ideological theme in certain COVID-19 discussions is that the pandemic is an eye-opener and a potential vehicle for change; There has been no stronger argument for Medicare-for-All, rent control,…
photo by David Wilson On Thursday April 9, United Working Families hosted a live Zoom meeting with Black elected officials and leaders that have “committed to bringing equity and justice…
photos by Daniel Johanson On March 7, over 15000 Chicagoans convened in Grant Park to see Bernie Sanders speak. Seven speakers preceded Sanders: Martese Chism, Carl Rosen, Sen. Robert Peters,…
I’d really enjoy being able to elect the president of the United States. I don’t mean, simply, that I want my chosen candidate to win (though, obviously, this is also…