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…
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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…
by Daniel Johanson In the ever-changing world of local media we take the blows in stride and the victories in glory. In the case of local outlet DNAInfo, those…
Last week Governor Rauner signed House Bill 40, a bill he had been threatening to veto. The bill is a state assurance that if Roe v. Wade is overturned at…
On Fourth of July Weekend this year Rahm Ehmanuel announced that he would be allocating funding to build a police academy in Garfield Park. Since then, the #nocopacademy movement has…
As the Illinois gubernatorial election looms nearer, the left is having a hard time finding a mast to rally behind. This rings especially true as progressive frontrunner Daniel Biss kicked…