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Category: Feature

Posted inNews & Politics

Who gets a slice?

by Anna Jo Beck April 30, 2021August 18, 2021

Where people want the money to go and where the money actually goes

Posted inNews & Politics

‘What difference would that make?’

by Kiran Misra April 30, 2021August 18, 2021

A pilot program for participatory budgeting in Chicago Public Schools led to gender-neutral bathrooms, shower curtains in locker rooms, and students feeling empowered to influence change.

Posted inNews & Politics

Politics of fear: Are youth really to blame for the carjacking spike?

by Maya Dukmasova April 28, 2021August 18, 2021

Cops say masked teens with a thirst for violence and joyrides are terrorizing the city. An examination of arrests reveals a narrative built on shoddy data and anecdotal evidence.

Posted inArts & Culture

Is this library politics?

by Zach Mortice April 27, 2021August 18, 2021

A new building filled with social service and education amenities at Altgeld Gardens is a test case for the limits of design and architecture.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘One shot and a cover-up’

by Adam M. Rhodes April 19, 2021August 18, 2021

A dispatch from a protest for Adam Toledo and against police brutality

Posted inNews & Politics

The National LGBTQ Workers Center aims to end harassment on the job

by Adam M. Rhodes April 19, 2021August 18, 2021

A first-of-its kind resource center is working to empower the queer workforce about their rights after a spate of historic civil rights victories.

Posted inNews & Politics

Hands up, don’t shoot

by Adam M. Rhodes April 15, 2021August 18, 2021

Video released Thursday shows that 13-year-old Adam Toledo was unarmed and raising his hands when he was killed by police.

“The guys that are here would be sleeping on the streets if we weren’t open,” says Mike Bush.
Posted inNews & Politics

The last men’s hotel

by Katie Prout April 14, 2021August 18, 2021

For those who live there, the Ewing Annex Hotel is a refuge, an artifact, and a last chance. The man who’s been holding it together for more than 20 years is about to retire.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘Does the punishment fit the crime?’

by Tatiana Walk-Morris April 14, 2021August 18, 2021

Weed is legal in Illinois, but expunging records and freeing prisoners remains complicated.

Posted inNews & Politics

How suburban influence defeated a resolution to condemn the Indian government

by Kiran Misra April 2, 2021August 18, 2021

The fiery opposition warned of “outside agitators,” but most were weighing in from outside the city themselves.

Posted inNews & Politics

On house arrest with Mohawk Johnson

by Leor Galil March 31, 2021July 8, 2022

CPD has tried to turn rapper and comedian Mohawk Johnson into a cautionary example to social justice protesters. He has other plans.

“Doing things in spite of your insecurities makes that thing all the more impressive. That's sort of my tagline because I think without risk success is not possible.” | Bushra Amiwala
Posted inFilm

Bushra Amiwala is “The Voice” to inspire future leaders

by Ata Younan March 30, 2021August 18, 2021

A new ABC docuseries focuses on the young public official changing the face of Chicago politics.

Posted inNews & Politics

The solidarity economy

by Adam M. Rhodes March 22, 2021August 18, 2021

As mutual aid groups pick up the government’s slack during the pandemic, social justice organizations and funders are looking at how to continue this momentum.

Posted inNews & Politics

Bail abolition is just the tip of the iceberg

by Maya Dukmasova March 19, 2021August 18, 2021

A deep dive into Illinois’s sweeping new criminal justice reform law

Posted inNews & Politics

‘He’s a real one’

by Maya Dukmasova March 8, 2021August 18, 2021

Chuy Garcia’s first term in Congress earns progressive accolades, honorary Squad membership

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