A spirited crowd filled UIC’s Credit Union 1 Arena Monday afternoon to watch history unfold as former Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson was inaugurated as Chicago’s 57th mayor, showcasing the...
In January, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an Illinois assault weapons ban into law making it illegal to possess or distribute assault weapons and high capacity magazines in the state.
Now, four months later,...
“These people are humans [and] these people are traumatized already.”
President of the Little Village Community Council, Baltazar Enriquez said in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision...
The Little Village Community Council held a meeting of Mothers and Families United for Justice on Thursday.
The group is made up of residents who have lost a loved one to violence, and whose cases remain...
Another influx of migrants arrived in Chicago at the beginning of May, leaving many waiting for shelter in police stations. But as city officials and community organizers grapple with the lack of resources,...
When Myles Francis, the project director for the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention, entered a movie theater last April with his younger brother, he was immediately faced with a sign that read,...
Around two dozen protesters gathered on Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in the Loop to protest a lawsuit jeopardizing mifepristone, a drug that is used in termination of a pregnancy as well...
Close to one year ago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot implemented a controversial curfew for minors visiting Millennium Park. About a year later, the curfew is back along with expected bag checks at Chicago’s...
With its art-covered walls, comfortable furniture and white boards filled with visitors’ drawings, DePaul’s Black Cultural Center provided an ideal backdrop for DePaul Clinical Child Psychology doctoral...
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Seen out in the streets passing out flyers throughout Chicago’s South West Side,...
Chicagoans voted Brandon Johnson to be the city’s next mayor on April 4. The increased turnout of youth voters pushed Johnson to his win.
Youth voters ages 18 to 24 years old had the largest increase...
After a long haul, Chicagoans decided on Tuesday that Brandon Johnson will be the city’s 57th mayor.
At the time of publishing, the current member of the Cook County Commissioners won 51.4% of the...
