I hate New Year’s, but the one saving grace of this dreadful holiday are best-of lists all of which I, possessing the willpower of a robot chicken, click on. It…
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As the primary election in Illinois looms nearer and voters prepare to cast their ballots, there are many things to keep an eye on downballot. In the case of ballot…
The South Shore Opera Company 10th Anniversary Concert was held at the Robeson Theatre in the South Shore Cultural Center on Sunday afternoon. The sprawling building, which includes the theatre,…
On Monday night, the Chicago Teacher’s Union sent out a press release saying that all negotiations at the bargaining table will halt, as there was a dramatic shift in collaboration…
photo by Daniel Johanson The Chicago Teacher’s Strike has hit its second day, and many are working to better understand the needs of teachers as they enter the negotiations for…
On Tuesday, Chicago’s City Council’s Black Caucus including members Maria Hadden, Jeanette Taylor, and Anthony Beale proposed zoning rules for legal cannabis dispensaries that could prevent sales until July 1st,…
Another wave of protest against fast food chain Chick-fil-a has hit the internet this week after it was revealed it had a hand in Uganda’s proposal of a bill that…
photo by Taymaz Valley A Google form for Chicago Coffee workers has been making the rounds that asks local workers to anonymously disclose where they work and for how much.…
photo by TMT-Photos Last week Mayor Lightfoot responded to the proposed Chicago Public Schools strike saying that there would be no makeup days for any days missed due to the…
photo from the 2012 CTU protest Mark Konkol was editor at the Chicago Reader and was ultimately the person blamed for the infamous February 15, 2018 issue cover featuring a…
A few Friday nights ago, I was in my apartment, trying to convince myself it would be okay to blow off writing this article. I had endured a series of…
photo by Charles Edward Miller On September 24th, 2019 a group of Congresspeople including Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jesús “Chuy” García wrote and signed a letter advocating for Puerto…