In a June 12 letter, the Caucus expressed frustration about CPD’s approach to federal immigration enforcement and criticized ...

Brandon Johnson will veto a measure approved by City Council on Wednesday that would have given Chicago’s police ...

The couple purchased The Rink from the original owners in 2019, navigated a temporary closure during the pandemic, and later ...

Chicago on Saturday, June 15, as part of a national wave of protests called “No Kings”—coinciding with Flag Day, President ...

n estimated 75,000 people showed up in downtown Chicago on Saturday, June 15, as part of a national wave of protests called ...

A fter seven years of the Michelada Festival and its relocation from Pilsen to Oakwood Beach in 2024, the beloved community event had to cancel this year’s festivities. In a sudden announcement last ...

At its meeting, the Chicago Police District 007 Council—Englewood (covering Gage Park, Auburn Gresham, Chicago Lawn, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, West Englewood) heard from Dion McGill, who ...

ICE agents arrested a community organizer and mother, Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda along with at least nine others in Chicago ...

If the snap curfew proposal passes, CPD could declare emergency curfews for minors without prior approval from the mayor, ...

T he City of Chicago and its Board of Education have a long history of perpetuating segregation, starting with an 1863 City ordinance that required Black and White students to attend separate schools.

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