A Florida based non-profit organization that advocates for the human rights of prisoners plans to file a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections. The Human Rights Defense Center, […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was heckled by protesters on Monday at a speech he was giving at UCLA in California. During the speech, which was reportedly on education, a group […]
On the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers strike, thousands of activists across the country will come together once again to launch what they call a new Poor People’s […]
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will deliver the final budget address of his first term Wednesday, amid a backlog of $8.67 billion in bills and rumors of another budget impasse. In […]
A new poll released by gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss shows the Senator leading in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup against Governor Bruce Rauner. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, shows […]
With the Illinois 2018 gubernatorial race on par to be the most expensive race for governor in history, Propublica Illinois has created a widget using data from the Illinois State […]
Chicagoans hunkered down Thursday night and weathered a rough commute Friday morning as more than 5 inches of snow fell in the area overnight, with larger amounts falling in some […]
Tenants of the Wilson Men’s Hotel, a Single Room Occupancy building in Uptown, are demanding City Pads LLC developer Andrew Ahitow cease his eviction of residents and make them part […]
One of two coal power plants will be demolished and turned into warehouses for online retailers. Hilco Redevlopment Partners, a Northbrook based company, purchased the former Crawford Power Generating Station […]
The Illinois Republican Party says it’s exploring “all options” to oppose a nazi who is poised to be the GOP candidate for the 3rd Congressional District. Arthur Jones, a former […]
Three former DNAinfo editors along with several other alumni of the site are starting up a new outlet called Block Club Chicago to be funded by reader subscriptions, a Kickstarter, […]
Early voting ballots in the Chicago metro area could be delayed up to two weeks, affecting at least 3 million voters. “Although Feb. 8, 2018 was the new statutory starting […]