Every so often, Sallie Gordon, driving force behind the Growing Station Community Garden group in…
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Editorial: Do we need a federal gun control law?
After the Jonylah Watkins funeral last month, and the recent death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton,…
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Editorial: Is corruption still alive in Illinois?
Chicago developed a reputation for corruption, cronyism, and nepotism during the “roaring twenties.” Is that…
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Chicago non-profit to launch online community center
Approximately 2,000 people took their own lives on 18 January 1987; Michael D. Moore was…
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Growing Station Community Garden in Pilsen focuses on water conservation
For the past two years, every April through September, 63 year-old Carlos Nunez, has been…
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Editorial: Guantanamo detainees hungering for justice
Dozens of men held indefinitely at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay are on a…
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Federal cuts to take away meals for Illinois seniors
Andy Laterza’s heart functions at only 15 percent. The 81-year-old Chicagoan’s reliance on home-delivered foods…
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Hiring our Heroes helps veteran job seekers in Chicago
Job-seeking veterans and spouses gathered at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago late last…