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Cook Review
Being a Cook County Board of Review commissioner usually is a low-profile job. But commissioners have enormous power – they can lower your propert…
3 months ago
Muslim Latinos
Catholicism remains the religion most Latinos in the U.S. identify with. But there’s been a steady decline over the last decade. Some who hav…
3 months ago
ICE protesters are beating the Trump Administration in court
Protesters arrested during the Trump Administration’s deportation campaign last fall are beating the charges in court. Cases against 17 of 32 kno…
3 months ago
How Greenville, South Carolina shaped Jesse Jackson’s life and legacy in Chicago
Today [FRI], dignitaries and celebrities will gather on the city’s South Side to celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson. A legacy…
3 months ago
Fifteen Democrats vie to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Schakowsky in heated primary
For most of the last 80 years, two people have represented a large chunk of Illinois’ 9th congressional district. First, it was Sidney Yates – who…
3 months ago
A day at the Art Institute reveals more about Klaus Mäkelä, Chicago's new maestro
Thirty year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will soon become the Chicago Symphony’s next music director. While working with the orchestra, he’s become…
3 months, 1 week ago
Illinois prisons were ordered to improve health care. They've spent seven years failing.
A new report by a court-appointed monitor found the more than 30-thousand people locked up in Illinois prisons are still receiving substandard medica…
3 months, 1 week ago
Black History is not over.
For nearly 200 years, the Black church has been a rock for its members in Chicago. Through faith, they’ve shielded their fellow man from the hars…
3 months, 1 week ago
More of Chicago’s top arts organizations agree to share diversity data
Last year WBEZ and the Sun Times surveyed 20 top arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits. We wanted to see what progress they’ve made to diversif…
3 months, 1 week ago
A woman who killed her alleged abusive boyfriend fears a jury won’t believe her
Keshia Golden is facing murder charges for fatally stabbing her boyfriend three years ago. She says she did it to save herself and the couple’s u…
3 months, 1 week ago