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This Chicagoan is losing hope for student debt relief under Trump
Chicagoans with student debt are feeling whiplash and extreme confusion under President Donald Trump. Trump has called previous efforts to ease th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Chicagoans with student debt stressed as Trump, GOP cut back relief
President Donald Trump is going after student borrowers. He’s called past efforts at student debt relief “illegal.” And he’s ramping up effort…
1 year, 4 months ago
Lincoln auction
A haul of precious artifacts once housed in the state’s Abraham Lincoln presidential museum will be hitting the auction block this week. But the f…
1 year, 4 months ago
Venezuelans in Illinois risk deportation after Supreme Court ruling
TPS allows eligible non-citizens to live and work in the U.S without fear of getting deported. The court’s decision allows the Trump administratio…
1 year, 4 months ago
Hear the buzz around the CSO’s debut at Mahler Fest in Amsterdam
Earlier this month, a festival dedicated to the composer Gustav Mahler brought some of the world’s best orchestras under one roof. Chicago’s own …
1 year, 4 months ago
What one Chicago high school is doing to draw missing students back to class
About 25-thousand Chicago public school students were absent for more than a month last year. HOST: MELBA
1 year, 4 months ago
Dozens of protesters were arrested at the DNC. What happened to their cases?
For the past nine months, some people who were arrested protesting the war in Gaza during the Democratic National Convention have been battling their…
1 year, 4 months ago
The first Catholic pope from Chicago will be formally installed on Sunday
The man known here as Father Bob Prevost will be formally installed as Pope Leo the 14th on Sunday during an inaugural mass at Saint Peter’s Square. …
1 year, 4 months ago
A quarter of CPS high schoolers missed more than a month of school last year
Chicago Public School leaders often boast about the district’s record high graduation rate. But that single data point obscures a more troubling t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Local Birthright
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments today [Thursday] over President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. …
1 year, 4 months ago