Students across Chicago and all of Illinois staged walkouts as part of a national protest around gun violence on Wednesday. Rallies and walkouts, along with get out the vote efforts […]
Chicago and Illinois high school students will join a school walkout at 10am CT Wednesday to observe the one-month anniversary of the school shooting that killed 17 students in Parkland, […]
Lawyers for a woman who committed suicide in March of 2017 at the Sangamon County jail filed two lawsuits on behalf of the victim’s mother on Monday. Tiffany Rusher, who […]
Restaurant Empire Lettuce Entertain You is planning to open a four-level entertainment space on the Riverfront, as part of a $50 million development upgrade to a building at 321 N. […]
A new poll from Capitol Fax and We Ask America shows billionaire JB Pritzker has a wide lead over other challengers in the Democratic primary election for governor, but with […]
The self-described “cannabis candidate” in the Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District is facing criticism for alleged sexual harassment, abuse, and inflating his resume. A former girlfriend and campaign […]
A transgender woman has filed a third lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking immediate protection from alleged ongoing abuse from guards at the Lawrence Correctional Center, a medium-security […]
Hundreds rallied at the Thompson Center Thursday as part of global events for International Women’s Day. The rally, which was hosted by local labor unions to call for equal pay […]
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union, unionized graduate employees of UIC, and others marched to show solidarity with striking University of Illinois graduate students in Champaign on Tuesday. The Graduate […]
Chicago’s legendary rock station the Loop (WLUP FM 97.9) will be no more after Saturday. The radio station, which first began broadcasting in 1977, has been sold to the Educational […]
Two brothers who pledged a contribution of $100 million to the University of Chicago now are asking for their money back: specifically, the $22 million paid to the university since […]
Early voting for the March 20 primary opened last month and more locations, both city and suburban, opened today. You don’t need an excuse to vote early, but you must […]