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Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
In 2021, Illinois became the first state to require every public elementary and high school to teach a unit of Asian American history.
That’s because…
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Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
It’s been five years since Illinois became the first state to require every public elementary and high school to teach a unit of Asian American histo…
6 days, 22 hours ago
Terminally ill people in Illinois can now request medicine to end their lives.
In Illinois, residents who are terminally ill with less than six months to live can now request a prescription for medication to end their lives. …
1 week ago
2026 is the year of Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan is an 11 time Grammy winner, Rock and Roll hall of fame inductee, and has a song preserved in the Library of Congress. The cultural ico…
1 week ago
Should Chicago close schools? Candidates for school board president disagree
Closing schools in Chicago became a political hot potato after former Mayor Rahm Emanuel shuttered 50 all at once in 2013.
But as enrollment in the d…
1 week ago
Five Illinois public universities pay Flock to surveil campuses, WBEZ finds
You may have heard about the controversy surrounding Flock cameras and their use – and abuse – by city and suburban police officers.
But you may NOT …
1 week ago
Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
Lawmakers passed the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History Act – or the TEAACH Act – in 2021.
And other states have since followed in Il…
1 week ago
How does Chicago’s arts spending stack up with other major cities?
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially launched his bid for reelection. And he wants his investments in the arts and culture scene in the city …
1 week, 2 days ago
What Chicago youth understand about 9/11
It’s the 25th anniversary of nine eleven attack. Many people remember where they were or what they were doing that day … BUT there’s a generation …
1 week, 2 days ago
Mayor Brandon Johnson launches reelection campaign
Mayor Brandon Johnson is painting this mayoral election season as a stark choice. Either give him another four years to fight for working class …
1 week, 3 days ago