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Chicago’s environmental justice programs unravel during Trump’s first 100 days
On his first day in office one-hundred days ago, President Donald Trump revoked the decades-old executive order that required federal agencies to inc…
1 year, 1 month ago
Exploring through poetry how AI can’t understand your human brain
It's National Poetry Month and we are highlighting some Chicago-area winners of the Pulitzer Center’s Fighting Words Poetry Contest. It’s open …
1 year, 1 month ago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t decided what’s next. But his actions could give us clues.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is speaking in New Hampshire this weekend. The dinner put on by New Hampshire Democrats is one in a series of events…
1 year, 1 month ago
Cuts in grants to nonprofits throughout the Chicago metro area are having a major impact
These are uncertain times for non-profits. Many rely on federal funding that’s being threatened by President Donald Trump. Kelly Anoe is presi…
1 year, 1 month ago
Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III gets life in prison
The perpetrator of one of the worst mass shootings in Illinois history will spend the rest of his life in prison. Robert Crimo the third was given…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Trump administration is pressuring Illinois universities to end a diversity fellowship
Illinois universities are quietly withdrawing from a fellowship aimed at diversifying the state’s college teaching force. Trump officials have thr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Expo Chicago is back at Navy Pier for its 12th edition
Expo Chicago is back at Navy Pier for its 12th edition. The Midwest’s biggest art festival kicked off last night (THUR) with art from more than 3…
1 year, 1 month ago
New book catalogs history of Illinois soul music
A new book that catalogs soul music in Illinois from 1960 to 1990 has hit the shelves. Put together by local record label The Numero Group, “Soul …
1 year, 1 month ago
Senator Dick Durbin has decided he will not be seeking re-election next year
The end of a political era is here. Five-term Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has decided he will not be seeking re-election next year. In …
1 year, 1 month ago
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin’s highlight reel of speeches
Since taking office, Dick Durbin will go down as one of the state’s most influential congressional figures. But the Illinois Democrat was also a m…
1 year, 1 month ago