The Columbia College student schedule has been shortened in order to make room for NATO…
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Dramatic Protest Yields No Results As Emanuel Budget Passes
Despite a dramatic protest by mental health activists outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office that lasted 10 hours, the city council unanimously approved the 2012 budget, which includes downsizing the city’s 12 mental health clinics to six sites.
Lincoln Park Businesses Prepare for Hospital Relocation
Anxiety from Lincoln Park business owners over the economic impact and future of the site currently occupied by Children’s Memorial Hospital grows as the date for its move and renovation draws near.
Occupiers Allegedly Sleeping At Area Businesses
Members of Occupy Chicago are frequenting downtown shops and restaurants to use restrooms and to even sleep, according to local business employees.
Prison Activist Talks Change With Columbia College Chicago
Gregory Koger, a prison paralegal, as well as a prison reform activist and former inmate who spent six years in an Illinois prison, spoke to Columbia College Chicago recently about unjust treatment of prisoners in California penitentiaries.
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RAGE-Resident Association of Greater Englewood (RAGE ) will host a public meeting Tuesday, November 15th at…
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Poverty, Addiction Fuel Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan
A recent study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime found opium cultivation up 7 percent from 2010, and that the most insecure regions in Afghanistan were responsible for 95 percent of its opium cultivation.
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Young and Old Unite to Fight Potentially Drastic Cuts
On Nov. 7, more than fifty seniors, their allies and religious leaders were arrested for occupying the intersection of Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard, as part of a protest calling on Congress to fight and support a budget plan that protects and preserves vital social safety net programs.