The rise of conservatism around the world
Marin Scott, Nation & World Editor
October 8, 2018
Throughout the world controversial and conservative candidates are sliding into positions of power. In France, there was the increased support of Marine Le Pen. In Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has gained immense support from conservatives in the country, as well as a political endorsement...
What brought Kavanaugh and Ford in front of the Senate and what will come of it
Marin Scott, Nation & World Editor
October 1, 2018
The hearings of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford have solidified partisan lines. With both Democrats and Republicans refusing to break ranks on the controversial nominee, the vetting process has included addressing everything from him under oath to sexual assault allegations. On...
Caged children are still a reality in the U.S.
Marin Scott, Nation & World Editor
September 24, 2018
Despite the Trump Administration reducing the coverage of the detention of thousands of immigrant children, there is still so much to learn about what they endured while in custody. Just this month, ProPublica Illinois was able to attain records of the 99 children separated from their families and...
Over 600 prisoners abandoned following flood
Marin Scott, Nation & World Editor
September 24, 2018
Imagine being trapped in a cell, watching the water rise around you and having no way out. After being left behind to suffer during a hurricane, this was the reality of many of South Carolina’s inmates. In the wake of Hurricane Florence in South Carolina, 651 inmates were abandoned in MacDougall...
August 21, 2019 • No Comments
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law aimed at creating protections for immigrants who rent in Illinois. The...
Authorities arrest person of interest in stabbing of recent DePaul graduate
August 8, 2019
A man who may be connected to the stabbing of a recent DePaul graduate near...
Police: 7 injured in overnight shooting at Chicago park
August 4, 2019
Chicago police say seven people have been injured in an early morning shooting...
DePaul community ‘on heightened alert’ after recent crimes in Lincoln Park
August 2, 2019
The July 18 attack on a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln Park campus...