Receiving more votes than any candidate in a 43rd Ward aldermanic election in Chicago history, Ald. Timmy Knudsen defeated Brian Comer to keep his seat in a tightly contested race Tuesday night.
“We...
Over 4,000 people packed University of Illinois Chicago’s Credit Union 1 Arena Thursday night to rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives in support of Brandon Johnson.
Johnson received...
As commuters descend the steps to the Jackson Red Line stop on a weekday afternoon, they will likely notice a group of five or six people in yellow vests standing in the middle of the platform. Although...
With the aim of retaining his appointed seat as the 43rd Ward’s alderman in Tuesday’s runoff election, Timmy Knudsen revealed his community policing plan on Saturday.
The plan focuses on increasing...
Almost three years ago, DePaul students gathered in the Lincoln Park quad to protest the university’s affiliation with Chicago police. Among the students’ demands included DePaul’s immediate divestment...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is a hub for a sector of the informal economy, a platform for riders to buy and sell goods.
According to the CTA’s Ordinance No. 98-126 Section 1.1, it is prohibited...
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) abandoned plans to house more than 600 migrants in a former Kmart storefront in Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood. The announcement came earlier this March...
In the back of a storefront Adalberto United Methodist Church in Humboldt Park, a 29-year-old man, his wife and young daughter live in a small crowded room in a new city where they hope to carve out a...
Over 50 students, volunteers and organizers gathered outside the DePaul Center to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8.
Organized by Revolution Club Chicago and Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights,...
Three years ago, schools across America shut down after the former U.S. President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency due to Covid-19. Now, Chicagoans still fear for their safety, not because...
Lily Lowndes, Social Media Editor
• March 12, 2023
Mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson have been here before, only last time, there were seven other candidates with them.
The two mayoral hopefuls were back at the Chicago Temple on Saturday...
Lori Lightfoot became the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose reelection Tuesday, failing to receive enough votes to qualify for a runoff election and finishing in third place.
Paul Vallas and Brandon...
