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A Great Lakes restoration project may lose funding as Trump targets climate programs
The five Great Lakes represent the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world. They’re also a source of drinking water for about 10 percent of the …
1 year, 2 months ago
Federal prosecutors say they won a historic conviction today
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty of wire fraud and bribery. But they also found him not guilty on other charges – a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Illinois’ former House speaker Michael Madigan put on a smiling face after his corruption conviction
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan left the courthouse smiling even though a federal jury found him guilty of conspiracy, bribery, and wir…
1 year, 2 months ago
Manga and anime fans find friendship, and love, at anime conventions
Some pandemic trends came and went. But here’s one that stuck: Japanese comics known as manga [MAHN-guh], and the animated series they’re often a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Harold Pinter’s classic drama Betrayal is a love triangle told in reverse.
Harold Pinter’s classic drama Betrayal is a love triangle told in reverse. It opens this month in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre. In a twist o…
1 year, 2 months ago
Illinois toddlers in need of catch-up support are facing delays getting it
When babies and toddlers are not meeting developmental milestones or are disabled, they are supposed to get free in-home visits from a professional. …
1 year, 2 months ago
What does the Trump administration mean for the EPA’s Chicago office?
The Trump administration has been making sweeping changes to staffing across the federal government, including at the Environmental Protection Agency…
1 year, 2 months ago
For musical iconoclasts My Brightest Diamond and Eighth Blackbird, love at first sight
My Brightest Diamond and the Chicago-based sextet Eighth Blackbird are two Midwest musical projects that defy categorization. This week, they joi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Federal transit money for Chicago, state of Illinois could be jeopardized by Trump directive
Changes to federal transportation funding being pushed by President Donald Trump’s administration could be devastating to Illinois transit. That’s…
1 year, 2 months ago
Illinois set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.
Four years ago, Governor JB Pritzker signed landmark climate legislation. It committed Illinois to some of the most ambitious climate goals in the…
1 year, 2 months ago