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Afternoon News: Wednesday May 8, 2024
The Illinois agency that oversees licensing is still struggling to fix technology problems. In light of a recent lawsuit, a state lawmaker is calling…
2 years, 5 months ago
‘We Are the Culture’ author Arionne Nettles says Black Chicagoans are limitless
Journalists often avoid including themselves in the stories they tell. But when Arionne Nettles sat down to write a book about Black Chicago, she kne…
2 years, 5 months ago
Morning News: Wednesday May 8, 2024
Purdue University is being sued in federal court for something passed by Indiana lawmakers. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launched th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Afternoon News: Tuesday May 7, 2024
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has changed course on his proposal to relocate migrants from a downtown shelter to one on the city’s South Side. Before…
2 years, 5 months ago
‘Jump’ play confronts grief and family drama with magical realism
When she read the script for the play “Jump,” actor Jazzma Pryor said the themes of grief and family drama spoke to her.
“[They’re] topics that everyb…
2 years, 5 months ago
Morning News: Tuesday May 7, 2024
Construction has officially begun at downtown Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center, the Illinois Dept. of Public Health gives out 100,000 gun locks, an…
2 years, 5 months ago
Afternoon News: Monday May 6, 2024
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said he does not support using federal cash for a new Chicago Bears stadium. The Chicago Reader plans to return to …
2 years, 5 months ago
Cost of living squeezing your wallet? You might consider co-op housing.
In Chicago, it can feel impossible to find housing you can afford and actually want to live in. Some Chicagoans have found an answer in cooperative h…
2 years, 5 months ago
Morning News: Monday May 6, 2024
A group of counter protesters confronted students at a pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University yesterday. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is de…
2 years, 5 months ago
Afternoon News: Friday May 3, 2024
A line of police officers, many in riot gear, are watching the pro-Palestinian encampment this afternoon on the University of Chicago campus after th…
2 years, 5 months ago