Thursday, April 17, 2025

Tag: Chicago

Chicago runs on renewable energy to fight against climate change

The city's 411 government-owned buildings run 100 percent on renewable energy transforming the city's energy landscape with large-scale clean energy solutions.

Chicago becomes largest US city to power all municipal buildings with...

Chicago powers 411 city buildings with 100 percent renewable energy, setting a major climate milestone.

In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered...

Now many of the city’s reform advocates have lost faith in the process and are increasingly concerned that the opportunity for lasting reform is slipping away.

Chicago teachers want to transform their city into a ‘system of...

Headbutting and friction continue in the battle of big ideas vs. entrenched leadership.

Chicago sues Big Oil for climate deception and damages

Chicago is targeting industry giants such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, and the American Petroleum Institute for their alleged long-term misinformation campaign.

Midwest voices rise: Historic Jewish-led protest for Gaza ceasefire in Chicago

Over 100 arrested in a peaceful demonstration in Chicago; unprecedented Midwest support for ceasefire.

A Chicago cop is accused of lying under oath 44 times....

Jeffrey Kriv is accused of lying under oath 44 times to get out of speeding, parking and red light camera tickets involving his personal vehicles.

A Chicago neighborhood is redefining toxicity in pursuit of environmental justice

Since 2000, toxic tours in this community have evolved from talking about pollution, to now include systemic racism, policing, and mass incarceration.

Chicago’s last black-owned bank got millions in government deposits — then...

As Black-owned banks disappear, politicians are under increasing pressure to save them. Big deposits are a ready solution, but sometimes they burden the banks more than they help.

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It’s time for ‘unified groups’ to declare war against Trump’s unscrupulous retribution schemes

They must use all the innovative techniques that they have to take down Trump before he turns them into his slaves, and America into a fascist state.

Democrats push to ban congressional stock trading amid tariff-triggered market scandal

Lawmakers intensify calls to outlaw stock trades by members of Congress following Trump’s tariff reversal and suspicious GOP investments.

An Indian drugmaker, investigated by ProPublica last year, has recalled two dozen medications sold...

FDA inspectors found serious problems at a Glenmark factory in India that manufactured the recalled drugs.

Trump may be blowing the economy up on purpose

Working-class Americans should view a purposefully engineered recession as blatant aggression by the ownership class.

New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses

While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.