No one is safe: Jordanian people refuse to let fear dictate their lives
Tom Rietz
February 22, 2015
Throughout the past month, developments of the Jordanian-ISIL hostage crisis have gone from tense to brutally violent. Tensions between Jordan and the international terrorist organization have escalated to such a high point that Jordan has committed a violent bombardment of ISIL’s occupied territory. Iranian figures report that Jor...
Congress approves arming of Syrian rebels
Kevin Gross
September 21, 2014
Measure marks increasing US re-involvment in Middle East With the escalating reign of chaos conducted by extremist militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) — Congress approved a measure on Sept. 18 to arm and train other rebel groups in Syria to combat ISIS,...
Brita Hunegs, Staff Writer
January 20, 2020 • No Comments
Last Wednesday, the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University released a new report, examining...
Illinois voter registration bill sparks controversy over implementation
January 20, 2020
Automatic voter registration seemed to be the only thing Illinois state Democrats...
Community theatre celebrates MLK Jr.’s legacy as civil servant and peace advocate
January 20, 2020
The Writers Theatre’s 14th tour of the MLK Project: Fight for Civil Rights...
Chicago reflects on King more than 50 years after Marquette Park violence
January 20, 2020
In an all-white Marquette Park on Aug. 5, 1966, Martin Luther King, Jr. was...