Tag: Chicago
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.
‘Underground climate change’ is shifting Chicago’s foundations, study finds
“Underground climate change is a silent hazard.”
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.
Why Lindsey Graham is trying to rescue Rahm Emanuel
Now, Graham is an important ally in Emanuel’s campaign for ambassador to Japan.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.