500 Campaign: Chicago is Outraged About the Death of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins
The recent death of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins has prompted outrage across the city of Chicago. The baby, who was shot 5 times while having her diaper changed in the front seat of her father’s...
View ArticleEmanuel, Parks and Recreation
Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched an ambitious public works program on Thursday that includes a goal of renovating over 300 playgrounds citywide. The project is titled, with apparent limited appreciation for...
View Article#NotBuyingIt Leads Fight Against Offensive T-Shirts
After a successful #NotBuyingIt campaign on facebook and twitter, MissRepresentation.org has partnered with body image experts at Emer.ge to create a new app to digitally fight companies that use...
View ArticleSpring Showers Slow Rush Hour
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View ArticleChicago School Closings: Racism?
Some marriages seem particularly convenient. CTU President Karen Lewis joined with Rainbow PUSH Coalition Rev. Jesse Jackson to proclaim that racism is at the heart of the Chicago Public School...
View ArticleA Community’s Public Health Response to the Heroin Epidemic
The number of drug overdose deaths in Illinois has been rapidly and consistently increasing over the past decade. HERO, HELPS, and the Southwest Coalition for Substance Abuse Issues are hosting a...
View ArticleChicago Welcomes Going to Pot
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View ArticleWild Winds and High Waves
For the past week we have been experiencing an amazing warm spell of high 70s and 80s. Today marked an unusual high of 52 along with strong winds and a very choppy Lake Michigan. Portions of the Lake...
View ArticleRide of Silence: Chicago
Many cyclists around the globe have fallen or been injured while riding a bicycle. And in honor and memory of those people, major cities around the world do a bike ride called “The Ride of Silence”....
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