C2E2 Hosts Breakfast Club Reunion for 40th Anniversary of Film
Saturday morning opened up with a very special reunion from the cast of the iconic John Hughes movie, The Breakfast Club, celebrating the 40th year since its release. “This is […]
Journalists and Friends Rally to Save the Chicago Reader
Current and former staff of the Chicago Reader, alongside friends and fans of the 51 year-old independent Chicago alt-weekly, members of organized labor, and others rallied in front of Reader […]
In Pictures: Chicagohenge 2021
As summer comes to a close and fall breezes in with the equinox, Chicagoans are treated to a spectacular sunrise and sunset for a few days. Colloquially known as “Chicagohenge,” […]
Essay: Haymarket Voices Have Echoed in the Streets for 135 Years
May Day is a Chicago tradition, one that goes back to 1886. It’s woven into the city’s DNA, part of the bones of the big shoulders that hold up the […]
Call It by Its Name: Wednesday Was a Fascist Riot
Wednesday left us in shock. Rioters stormed up the steps, climbed up the walls of the U.S. Capitol, broke windows and battered through doors to get into the building. Then […]
Chicagoans Celebrate Biden/Harris Victory, Trump Defeat
Celebrations erupted all over the Chicagoland area on Saturday as the news came in that former Vice President Joe Biden is now the president elect of the United States. After […]
Voter Turnout in the 2020 Election Could Shatter Several Records
The 2020 election cycle has already broken multiple records in the Chicagoland area, and once all the votes are counted, could set a few others. The Chicago Board of Election […]
In Pictures: Chicagohenge 2020
Twice a year—on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes where the sun hangs directly above the equator—Chicago gets a spectacular light show at sunrise and sunset. Dubbed “Chicagohenge,” the effect is […]
Doctors, Nurses, Staff Rally with Lawmakers and Community Groups to Save Mercy Hospital
Doctors, nurses, and staff joined neighbors and elected officials at a demonstration Wednesday in Bronzeville to protest the looming closure of Mercy Hospital. “It is heartless to propose this closure […]
Activists March Through McKinley Park to Demand Environmental Justice
Around 100 activists and community members marched through McKinley Park on Saturday to demand an end to environmental racism, divestment from the Chicago Police Department, and an investment in environmental […]
Derecho Sweeps Through Chicago Early Monday Evening
A powerful storm swept through the Chicagoland area Monday afternoon, downing trees and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people. The storm began to blanket the area around […]
Coalition of Community Groups and Lawmakers Demands Lightfoot and Dart Refuse Cooperation with Federal Agencies
A coalition of community groups, elected officials, and labor organizations signed an open letter to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart over the weekend urging non-cooperation […]