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Chicago Teachers Union: We Don’t Like Senate Bill 7
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) says they are no longer happy with legislation in the General Assembly that would make it more difficult for teachers to strike and tenure less of a factor in layoffs—a measure they backed last month along with incomi...
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Mayor Daley Will Appear In Furniture Store Ad
News links: Chicago Sun-Times Outgoing Mayor Daley will appear in a television advertisement for Walter E. Smith Custom Furniture, the Illinois based furniture store known for their a...
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Escaping Violence via the Drill Team, but Not Completely
Source: NYT Chicago News Cooperative | Authur: Don Terry As his team pulled into Dayton, Ohio, at 4 a.m. one day in early April, the head coach of the South Shore Drill Team was confident that his sleepy squad of 15 teenagers from some of Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods had a shot at glory for the [...]
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Chicago HOPES Making A Difference For Homeless Children
On a typical weekday, Chicagoans will pass dozens of children with their backpacks heading to school. But what many don't know is that there are...
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The Plight of Black Men: The Ditch
The main cause for this shortcoming is a deep-seated dogma that has prevailed in social science and policy circles since the mid-1960’s:
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Cops Take Down Massive Pizza Delivery Drug Ring
Posted on 07 May 2011
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Authorities in suburban Chicago say they've charged 19 people in connection with a cocaine ring that operated out of pizza restaurants. They... Continue Reading
After 28 Years In Prison, Convict Talks His Way Out Of Four Life Sentences
Posted on 06 May 2011
One sunny March morning, freed murder convict and tireless rabble-rouser Mark Clements was getting the kind of attention that had eluded him in the nearly... Continue Reading
Felony Franks Sues City: Offering Hope Or Glorifying Crime?
Posted on 06 May 2011
Felony Franks, a hot dog stand on the Near West Side, has been in a tussle with its alderman for years. Now, it's taking the... Continue Reading
On Good Friday, Quinn Grants 85 Requests For Clemency
Posted on 25 April 2011
SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Quinn granted clemency Friday to 85 people, including those with convictions for arson, armed robbery, shoplifting and drug offenses.... Continue Reading
Two Bodies Found Buried In Manure On Gary Horse Farm
Posted on 25 April 2011
Police in Gary, Indiana are waiting for autopsy results to determine how two people found buried in a pile of horse manure Sunday were killed.... Continue Reading
Chicago’s Gas Prices Highest In U.S.
Posted on 25 April 2011
Some Chicagoans are heading to the suburbs to fill up their tanks, as gas prices continue to climb in the city limits. According to the... Continue Reading
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