EILEEN T. MESLAR / CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE VIA GETTY IMAGES In a historic move, the Chicago City Council has passed a resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza,…
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Democratic candidates Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham and Appellate Court Judge Jesse Reyes after an Illinois Supreme Court justices candidates forum on Jan. 25, 2024, at The Union League Club…
In a bold move, House Speaker Mike Johnson has strongly opposed a bipartisan Senate deal that proposes combining border enforcement measures with aid for Ukraine. In a letter sent to…
In a significant display of independence, more than a dozen Chicago aldermen are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to abandon his 60-day shelter limit policy for migrants, marking the latest…
photo by Brady Wahl This month the Lift the Ban coalition is raising its pressure on local elected officials to push them to support HB116. This bill would lift the…
Since his inauguration, many are starting to wonder if Biden will follow through with his “FDR style” presidency given his renegging on student loan forgiveness, his first military action in…
photo by Karolina Grabowska Many workers will see a pay increase this year in Illinois as the Senate Bill Gov. Pritzker signed into law in 2019 continues its gradual increase…
photo by Chris Eaves In a recent letter published in South Side Weekly, Bobby Vanecko the [relation] to former Mayor Richard Daley wrote extensively on his [relation], the cultural ramifications…
Photo by Danny Martinez On Tuesday the Chicago City Council voted 29-21 to pass Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2021 “Pandemic Budget,” with individual council members’ decisions leaving fractures on the left.…
photo by Brady Wahl Illinois has had a ban on Rent Control since 1997. That’s when Illinois passed the Rent Control Preemptive Act, which prohibits municipalities from “enact[ing], maintain[ing], or…
Colectivo’s unionization effort started back in May, spurred by the pandemic to provide worker representation amid pandemic safety concerns. Now, management is starting to retaliate. Colectivo, a chain with locations…
This month city council members across the city have called for Chicago’s administration under Lori Lightfoot to consider a program that would introduce crisis response without police in certain circumstances.…