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The life and legacy of Vernita Gray, a Chicago liberation activist
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (170+ words) Vernita Gray is known as one of the most important figures for Chicago women and LGBTQ activism. Vernita Gray, left, and Patricia Ewert, hold their Illinois marriage license at their home in Chicago following their marriage by a Cook County…...
Chicago alders push Mayor Johnson to implement the budget he didn’t want
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (149+ words) After a contentious budget process, Chicago's city council passed a budget in December 2025 that did not include key elements the mayor wanted. Now, a group of alders are making sure he executes it. The 2026 Budget Overview and 2026 Budget Recommendations booklets…...
What’s That Building? Former Rainforest Café and Capone’s Chicago
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1060+ words) The former Rainforest Cafe and Capone's Chicago is located at 605 N. Clark St. in the River North neighborhood. If you roll your eyes when passing the corner of Clark and Ohio streets in River North, you're not the only one. Sneering…...
One year and 51 lawsuits later, Illinois Democrats lament ‘chaos’ of second Trump administration
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (834+ words) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks about the state of his office and the national landscape during a press conference at the Illinois state offices at 555 W. Monroe St. Tuesday. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul choked up Tuesday while recounting the…...
How Trump admin’s homelessness cuts could impact Chicago
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (112+ words) This takes us from a crisis to a catastrophe," says Mark Ishaug, CEO of Thresholds, an organization that provides services to people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Starting in January, the amount of federal money states use to…...
Illinois could soon become a ‘right to die’ state
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (132+ words) Governor Pritzker's signature would make Illinois the first Midwestern state to legalize prescriptions of life-ending medication for terminally ill patients. Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times We won't share your information with outside organizations. Why am I seeing this? Terminally ill residents…...
Illinois braces for more patients as Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions over Medicaid cuts
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (703+ words) Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks about the pause of Planned Parenthood services in Wisconsin during a news conference Thursday. Illinois elected officials and abortion providers foresee an influx of Wisconsin patients after the state's Planned Parenthood branch announced…...
Is the ‘clout’ that defined Chicago long gone? New book argues ‘yes’
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (118+ words) The priest, the rabbi, the gangster " they were all part of the machine," Dominic Pacyga told In the Loop. The University of Chicago Press Chicago is known as the city that works" " but for decades, the factor that determined who…...
DHS chief Kristi Noem highlights Illinois immigrant arrests, as Dems defend state’s legal sanctuary policies
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (706+ words) U.S Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a press conference in Lombard on Friday to highlight DHS arrests in Illinois. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Illinois on Friday to slam the state's Democrats over sanctuary…...
Most Chicago cops accused of serious misconduct opt for arbitration. Will their hearings be public?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (748+ words) Chicago police officers at a 2017 graduation ceremony at Navy Pier Most Chicago cops accused of serious misconduct have opted to take their disciplinary cases to arbitration as an appellate court panel considers whether such proceedings can be held behind closed…...