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Coal ash cleanup lags in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers passed landmark regulation five years ago to clean up the state’s coal ash pollution. But several years later…advocates are st…
2 years, 1 month ago
Weight-loss drug coverage for Illinois state workers could cost hundreds of millions of dollars
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. But oth…
2 years, 1 month ago
Excessive traffic stops and videos of police killings can cause trauma for some
Residents who live in the West Side neighborhood where 26-year-old Dexter Reed was killed by police in March are still reeling from the trauma of tha…
2 years, 1 month ago
What is ranked choice voting? And what could it mean for Illinois?
The 2024 elections are just a few months away. However, a task force of state officials and voter rights advocates is already thinking about how…
2 years, 1 month ago
Chicago police officer Luis Huesca's funeral was on Monday
At Monday’s funeral for Chicago police officer Luis Huesca, family, friends and fellow officers painted a picture of a man who was a great cop … and …
2 years, 1 month ago
University of Chicago students set up pro-Palestinian encampment on campus as protests spread
Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nati…
2 years, 1 month ago
15 migrant couples got married in Chicago
One of Chicago’s Park Community Churches in the Uptown neighborhood has been a lifeline for migrants and asylum seekers. As families seek to live …
2 years, 1 month ago
Former Chicago Police Board leader urges Chicagoans to see police as public servants
Ghian Foreman – the longest serving member of the Chicago Police Board – has left the agency. Foreman served on the police oversight commission fo…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Chicagoans mobilized to help migrants through mutual aid, a year later
A year ago the humanitarian crisis with migrants in Chicago was chaotic. Families were housed at police stations. People slept on the floor, didn’…
2 years, 1 month ago
In just a few days, Chicago will say goodbye to police officer Luis Miguel Huesca
He was shot and killed outside his home early Sunday morning while returning from work. At his funeral Monday - Huesca’s family will be getting s…
2 years, 1 month ago