Photos: Left, Tom Chlystek State House District 82 Democratic Nominee; Right, Ann Gilespie, State Senate District 27 Democratic Nominee 2018’s Illinois Primary Election just wrapped up this morning, and while there were…
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Photo by Marie Newman for Congress, Marie Newman with Gloria Steinem Illinois’ canvassers are out in full force this weekend as we draw closer to the Illinois Democratic Primary election…
As the voter registration deadline closes, the gubernatorial campaigns have continued to heat up daily. On the democratic party side, recent polls show a growing battle between JB Pritzker and…
The race to win over the hearts and minds of Amazon’s elites has been well publicized over the last year, the most notable feature coming from John Oliver’s episode on…
On January 16, 2018 former Chicago principal Troy LaRaviere announced a bid for the democratic mayoral candidate nomination. LaRaviere has a history of criticizing current mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the…
Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, left the stage during a forum on Monday after Republican State Rep. Jeanne Ives…
In 2015, there was an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at an Illinois Veteran’s Home that killed 12 and infected over 50. The disease is rare, an atypical form of pneumonia,…
Meet Andre Vasquez, a community leader and organizer with Reclaim Chicago. Daniel, Maureen, and Andre met at a Reclaim Chicago Event this year. Reclaim Chicago is an organization comprised of…
On Monday, 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa officially registered his campaign for Congress after Rep. Luis Gutiérrez announced he won’t seek reelection. Rosa, who has been on the radar of local politics…
On December 6th, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner elaborated on his “I am not in charge” comment with relation to the state of Illinois. “No, not really,” Rauner said at an…
On Black Friday this year activists in the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression plan to boycott Magnificent Mile shops in response to the continued lack of response by Chicago…
Will Guzzardi addressing Press It’s not actually funny to work long hours for low wages, even if you work at one of Chicago’s top comedy venues. And workers have had…