Tag: Chicago

“Underground climate change is a silent hazard.”

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

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.

Now, Graham is an important ally in Emanuel’s campaign for ambassador to Japan.

The charges against Officer Karol Chwiesiuk each carry up to a year in prison if convicted.

"Only when we share honest stories about our city and its young people will we uncover the realities that need to be addressed."

“If we’re gonna beat Trump, we need the largest voter turnout in the nation and it looks like Grant Park today.”

After weeks of tense negotiations, the city agreed to reduce class sizes, increase salaries by 16% over the next five years and bring on hundreds more social workers, nurses and librarians.

"We don’t want to be out of our schools tomorrow but sometimes you have to take a hard step in order to get what’s right.”

In 2012 the Chicago Teachers Union woke up union members and educators across the country with a winning strike. Seven years later,...