A call for civic change: Chicago’s referendum proposal for election funding reform
Kevin Gross
March 8, 2015
Last week The DePaulia touched upon the topic of elected school boards, one of the many referendum issues that Chicago’s citizens voted “yes” during the recent mayoral election. Another of the referendum questions that was overwhelmingly approved by voters advocated for campaign funding reform in the city of Chi...
AP: Mayor Emanuel calls for Illinois to reform drug laws
The Associated Press
September 23, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked state legislators Tuesday to make possession of less than 1 gram of any controlled substance a misdemeanor and possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana a ticketable offense. He said the city has shown it is possible to reduce penalties for small...
February 22, 2020 • No Comments
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An 80-year-old man who spent nearly 60 years in prison after being convicted...
J.B. Pritzker budget would hike spending, amount hinges on voters
February 20, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state...
Trump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s sentence
February 18, 2020
President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted the 14-year prison sentence handed...
Shooting at Jackson Red Line stop kills one, injures two
February 17, 2020
A man was killed and two others injured in a shooting early Monday morning in...
Izabella Grimaldo and Jonathan Aguilar
February 21, 2020
La expresión es un forma de identificar y realizar...
Jovan Gonzalez and Maria Guerrero
February 19, 2020
El activismo siempre ha sido algo poderoso que ha cambiado...
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
February 18, 2020
Un centro de cine local estrenó películas latinoamericanas...
Jovan Gonzalez, Contributing Writer
February 15, 2020
El sueño americano puede reflejarse distintamente....
Hannah Mitchell and Shane René
February 16, 2020
On this week's episode of Page 29, we sit down with...
Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor & Staff Photographer
February 16, 2020
DePaul men's basketball just had one of its most humiliating...