photo by Mark Brennan by Daniel Johanson In a slew of vetoes by the Illinois governor last week, Rauner vetoed a proposal to raise the state minimum wage to $15/hr…
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Daniel Johanson (he/him) is a journalist and digital media specialist living in Chicago, Illinois. He serves as Editor-in-Chief at Scapi and in that capacity manages all things content, including writing and editing articles and producing digital content. His most recent work includes the docuseries Heart of a Nation: Tracking Socialism in the Midwest and co-hosting the podcast Scapi Radio. He spends his free time with cats.
by Daniel Johanson On Saturday, September 23rd, the Chad’s Choice Music Festival will hold its second annual a couple blocks from the corner of Western and Harrison. The lineup is…
by Daniel JohansonPop Magic Productions just announced its next project, a collaboration with the Prop Thtr to present In Sarah’s Shadow: The Eleanora Duse Story. The work stars quite a…
Sharing Notes Founder Allegra Montanari and AirTurn CEO Lester Karplus by Daniel Johanson The local Chicago Charity Organization Sharing Notes just announced its newest sponsor, AirTurn, a technology company specializing…
by Daniel Johanson On Monday the Illinois House of Representatives voted on a revised Senate Bill 1, the funding bill which would provide a temporary solution for funding inequality in…
Photo by Dean Hochman by Daniel Johanson This week Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Ameya Pawar’s Journal New Deal Journal came out with a statement strongly against solitary confinement and backing the House Bill…
by Daniel JohansonOn Monday, August 28th the Illinois House of Representatives voted to overturn Rauner’s veto on SB1, and this first vote did not pass. The second vote passed later…
by Daniel Johanson New Brew Chicago is a local arts outfit, an extension of Opera on Tap Chicago, that has seen a significant resurgence in the last year. The organization…
by Daniel Johanson Over the weekend, AP reported quite a few of Governor Rauner’s most recent vetoes on a few bills that local progressives have been keeping an eye on.…
photo by Eric E Castro by Daniel Johanson For those trying to follow along, Senate Bill 1 has been a difficult process as city and state objectives aren’t seeing eye…
by Daniel JohansonFriday afternoon, days after the now infamous Trump rally where it was hinted, the current president has pardoned convicted criminal Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio had originally been convicted…
photo by Arnette Bernhardt by Daniel Johanson On Friday, Gov. Rauner vetoed a bill that would have raised the Illinois minimum wage to 15/hr by 2022, as reported by the…