On Jan. 18, Martin Luther King‘s birthday, a national holiday, several local organizations and individuals…
Category: Politics is Local
O’Brien: Keeping Lake Michigan Clean?
By Curtis Black, Newstips Editor “It’s my job to clean up our water and keep…
ProPublica Helps You Localize the Stimulus Plan Money
ProPublica is an “independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Our…
On the Offensive Against Gerrymandering
A coalition of reform advocates has created an initiative that could take legislative redistricting out…
CPS Replaces Race with Socio-Economic Formula for Admission to Elite Public Schools: VIDEO REPORT
Chicago Public School officials announced a new admission plan to maintain diversity by using socio-economic…
“Bubble Ordinance” Causing Some Anti-Abortion Protesters to Pray and Stand Still
Corrina Gura still goes out to the Near North Planned Parenthood on Saturday mornings, bundled…
CTA Service Cuts and Layoffs Would Hit Underserved Communities Hardest
Over 50 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) workers and union representatives faced the chilling winter winds…
2nd Ward Alderman Talks About His Budget “No” Vote
It has been more than two weeks since the City Council approved Mayor Richard M….