Tag: Illinois

Smoking ban could hit all state-funded institutions in Illinois

Chicago Talks, March 6, 2013

Illinois student smokers may soon be forced to snuff out their cigarettes. Sen. Terry Link,…

Chicago Talks, March 2, 2013

Propublica has pulled together the best of graphic and interactive ways for you to see…

Chicago Talks, March 1, 2013

1. After the deadliest January in a decade, Chicago had less murders this February than…

Chicago Talks, February 28, 2013

A gun control activist said the National Rifle Association’s agenda is full of “bumper sticker”…

Chicago Talks, February 27, 2013

Christopher Roundtree’s murderer may get away because people won’t speak up. The shooter gunned down the…

Chicago Talks, February 27, 2013

Sexual assault crisis centers can finally count on a new source of funding—strip clubs. The…

Chicago Talks, February 19, 2013

1. Three separate shootings yesterday, February 19, left a 24-year-old man dead in Washington Heights…

Chicago Talks, February 13, 2013

On Feb. 5, The Black Star Project, a community group dedicated to improving the lives…