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Abortion rights activists and Women's March leaders protest as part of a national day of strike actions outside the Supreme Court, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Washington.

Illinois Reproductive health care clinics double down on reproductive rights in response to 2024 election shifts

LiLi Jarvenpa, Anita Valentin, Bing Wang, and Riley Sommers December 13, 2024

Illinois clinics are prepared to protect reproductive health care rights in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s reelection, maintaining Illinois as a haven for reproductive care in the Midwest. Mary...

A voter brings their completed ballot for the City of Chicago to the ballot casting station at the election Supersite at 191 North Clark on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The steady stream of voters highlights the importance of every single ballot.

Chicago voters gear up for the 2024 election: Early voting and dodging misinformation

LiLi Jarvenpa, Interim Content Managing Editor October 28, 2024

Voters across Chicago will line up to fill out their ballots on Nov. 5, 2024 in the presidential election. For many, voting is a chance to participate in local and national politics and elect representatives...

Lucas Godwin casts their ballot on the first day of early voting for the 2024 Presidential General Election, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 in Chicago.

Ballot highlights: IVF, taxes and election interference

LiLi Jarvenpa, Interim Content Managing Editor October 28, 2024

Voters in Illinois will be able to answer three advisory questions on the 2024 election ballot addressing reproductive health, Illinois’ tax structure and election interference penalties. The ballot...

District 4 school board candidates Carmen Gioiosa and Karen Zaccor answer audience questions at the South Lakeview Neighbors’ meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The audience was eager for candidates to put forward their plans in advocating for the district and Chicago Public Schools.

Forum gives look inside Chicago’s first school board election

Isabella Russomanno, Contributing Writer October 21, 2024

Chicago’s first-ever election for a citywide school board is underway as several public-facing conflicts involving Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, the Chicago Teachers...

Sarah Bockting-Conrad runs her final training session before the marathon on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. This year’s Chicago Marathon is the first marathon Bockting-Conrad is participating in.

Chicago’s community laces up to cheer on the Chicago Marathon: “more than a million” supporters line the course

Brielle Kohlbeck and Annie Koziel October 21, 2024

The Chicago Marathon kicked off Sunday morning in Grant Park for its 46th year. Since its first race in 1977, more than one million runners have crossed the finish line, including a record 52,150 runners...

A helmeted Divvy scooter user rides down N Lincoln Ave on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. The city of Chicago’s first rule for scooter usage is wearing a helmet.

Safe scootering is hard to do

Connor Upshaw, Contributing Writer October 14, 2024

More people are using electric scooters and e-bikes for faster and more eco-friendly transportation. Last year, there were over 3.7 million rides taken using city-sanctioned scooters from Divvy, Lime and...

llinois Sen. Mike Simmons of the 7th ward speaks at a town hall meeting convened by ONE Northside on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. Simmons expressed his support for affordable housing units having grown up in public housing, like the Leland and San Miguel Apartments.

‘Housing is a human right’: Pending affordable housing closures threaten North Side residents’ homes

Isabel Riley, Contributing Writer October 14, 2024

Chicagoans who once found solace in affordable housing face instability as property companies threaten to shut down multiple low-income apartment buildings on the North Side. Prompted by the planned...

2024 to be hottest year on record, driven by climate change

2024 to be hottest year on record, driven by climate change

Luis Caro, Contributing Writer October 7, 2024

Climate change is an irrefutable fact. The summer average for 2024 was 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the previous record holder, the not-so-distant year of 2023, and an entire 2.25 F warmer than...

The Red Line train heading towards Howard approaches commuters at the Jackson station on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The Jackson Red Line station is known for its closeness to DePaul’s Loop campus as students shuttle from the Lincoln Park campus.

Bring a gun on the CTA? AI might know

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer October 7, 2024

The Chicago Transit Authority recently began testing security technology from an artificial intelligence security company as a part of ongoing efforts to address gun violence. The tech, from company ZeroEyes,...

Members of the church stand as they listen to Rev. Kenneth Phelps at the Concord Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. Phelps offers bilingual sermons, where Spanish-speaking church-goers can hear the sermon in Spanish through their headphones.

As Chicago closes migrant shelters, community leaders step up to help those already here

Gia Clarke, Contributing Writer October 7, 2024

The city of Chicago is set to close three migrant shelters this month as the number of buses coming from Texas decrease due to President Joe Biden’s executive order limiting newcomers from entering the...

Cans of whippets stand on display for sale among nicotine products on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at a vape shop a couple of blocks from DePaul's Loop campus. The product comes in a variety of flavors and is being marketed as a drug.

A deadly drug: Whippit use rampant; DePaul professor calls for laws to curb access

Sabrina Castle, Contributing Writer September 30, 2024

Teens and young adults in the United States are risking death to get high as recreational use of nitrous oxide — commonly known as whippits — is “rising rapidly,” according to doctors at the Yale...

A worker holds up a personal hygiene kit, which contains of pre-packaged single-use items, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at the Lincoln Park Community Services shelter. Illinois will soon ban single-use plastic bottles from being distributed inside hotel rooms, in an attempt to curb plastic waste.

Plastic bottles out, hygiene concerns bubble up

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor September 30, 2024

Plastic is everywhere — even in hotel rooms. Since the 1970s, people have come to expect travel-sized toiletries during hotel stays, but starting in 2025, that will change. The Single-Use Plastic...

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