A coalition of reform advocates has created an initiative that could take legislative redistricting out…
Tag: Illinois
Somali Finds Refuge in Albany Park English Class
Yasmin Mohamed, a Somali refugee living in Chicago, endured one of the globe’s greatest humanitarian…
One Scholarship, 163 Ways to Dole It Out
The Illinois General Assembly scholarship doesn’t work like other scholarships. Some students win it because…
Activists Trying to Build Support Now: Same-Sex Marriage Law to be Debated in Illinois this Spring?
While a new same-sex marriage law waits to be heard in the state Senate, Chicagoans…
Increase in Tobacco Tax Leads to Decrease in Tax Revenues From Cigarette Sales in Chicago
James Gibson recently asked a man for a cigarette, to which the man replied that…
Media Democracy Day Panels on November 7th
Media Democracy Day — Chicago, 2009 SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 7, 2009, 1pm-4pm If you plan…
University of Sustainability
Local college and university representatives joined together recently at the Green Town Conference hosted by…
Advocates Hope Change in New Law Will Save More Abandoned Babies
A new Illinois law that will extend the time a women has to legally abandon…