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As Trump’s deportation threats loom, Chicago’s immigrant communities prepare emergency plans
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to execute mass deportations could start in Chicago. With only a few days before his inauguration, local advo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Under Trump, national arts funding is in question. In Chicago, can the tap stay on?
In recent years, artists in Chicago have received about $1 million dollars a year for projects from the city. Those come from the Department of C…
1 year, 8 months ago
Madigan’s four days on the witness stand
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s high-stakes legal gambit to testify in his federal corruption trial is now over. Generally, crimin…
1 year, 8 months ago
Young adults with developmental disabilities face a ‘cliff’ after they graduate high school
Many families that have children with disabilities worry about - what they call quote - “the day the bus stops coming.” That’s the day their kids age…
1 year, 8 months ago
It’s a new year… and the state of Illinois may soon get a new flag!
Members of the public have submitted nearly 5,000 designs to the state flag commission… ranging from stars and stripes, to Abraham Lincoln shootin…
1 year, 8 months ago
Vocalo gets dressed with Chicago R&B singer Khaliyah X
If you were wondering who was that vocalist who stunned Bulls fans by singing the national anthem on Derrick Rose night? that was Chicago Rnb singer …
1 year, 8 months ago
Lost East Chicago and Indiana Harbor
There's been a lot of talk about steel production over the past week with President Biden blocking the purchase of US steel by a Japanese company. …
1 year, 8 months ago
CTU contract talks stuck on non-economic issues
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have been bargaining over a new contract since last April. In the meantime, the entire Chic…
1 year, 8 months ago
Remembering José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, founder of the Young Lords Organization
The founder of the Young Lords Organization died last week (FRI). José “Cha Cha” Jiménez led the street gang turned political organization in the …
1 year, 8 months ago
Early ticket alert: These are some of Chicago’s big arts tickets for 2025
It’s a new year and a new arts season, and Chicagoans this year have a lot to choose from. WBEZ theater reporter Mike Davis and arts reporter Cou…
1 year, 8 months ago