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Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider says it’s time for Biden to step aside and ‘pass the torch’
Three Democratic US Representatives from Illinois are now calling on Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign after a catastrophic debate performance…
1 year, 11 months ago
‘Hot Wing King’ deep-fries real chicken and masculinity narratives on stage
Breon Arzell has acted in HBO's South Side. This summer the Chicago actor plays the lead role in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Hot Wing King at …
1 year, 11 months ago
Mayor Johnson slowly builds on a campaign promise to hire more young people for city’s summer jobs program
A cornerstone of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s crime prevention plan is to hire more young people for summer jobs. He has seen some success. …
1 year, 11 months ago
Local university transforms life experience into college credit
Nearly 40 million adults across the country have some college credit – but no degree. A unique program at Northeastern Illinois University helps p…
1 year, 11 months ago
The path to a CPS test-in high school often begins at age 4, with a test most don’t know exists.
Chicago is in the middle of a heated debate about the future of the city’s 11 test-in selective enrollment high schools. The mayor and the Board o…
1 year, 11 months ago
Illinois GOP delegates prepare to nominate Trump and discuss the party’s direction at the RNC in Milwaukee next week
Illinois Republicans are preparing to head to Milwaukee for next week’s Republican National Convention where they’ll nominate Donald Trump to be the …
1 year, 11 months ago
Chicago’s most marginalized students have almost no shot of getting into CPS’ elite schools
Incoming freshmen are spending the summer thinking about their first day of high school. In Chicago, it comes after a stressful year as many eight…
1 year, 11 months ago
For ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,’ the path to Chicago stage is paved with creative risks
A new musical based on John Berendt’s best-selling book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, opens this week.
1 year, 11 months ago
The Highland Park fourth of July parade returns two years after the mass shooting
Highland Park’s first fourth of July parade following the mass shooting two years ago drew a smaller than usual crowd. The parade was also shorter. S…
1 year, 11 months ago
Domestic violence survivors in Illinois are in prison for abusers’ crimes
A new investigation by The Marshall Project found over 100 cases of survivors who were punished for a crime committed by their abusers. The cases …
1 year, 11 months ago