The 2022 Illinois primary elections will soon be underway. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Who’s left out of the casino?
Cabrini-Green’s displaced residents aren’t being included in Chicago’s casino plans.
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Cook County Uncovered: the Board of Review
A look at Cook County’s property tax appeals board
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ShotSpotter’s deafening impact
The surveillance technology is still disproportionately listening to Black and Brown communities.
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Marching for choice
Hundreds of Chicagoans demonstrated downtown after a leaked draft of a SCOTUS draft decision threatened abortion rights.
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CPD requested thousands of vaccine exemptions
Nearly half of Chicago police employees applied for exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Abortion is healthcare
Tips on obtaining an abortion and supporting abortion access in a post-Roe vs Wade world
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Here’s what Black voters should pay attention to in the midterms
In the past, politicians have co-opted progressive language from organizers in the Black liberation movement for their campaigns, hoping to win the Black vote.
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“Free the Reader!”
Staffers picketed Reader co-owner Leonard C. Goodman’s Lakeview home in support of the city’s oldest free alt-weekly.
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The Chicago Reader is free—again—and still freaky
Reader co-owner Leonard C. Goodman has reportedly dropped his opposition to the newspaper’s transition to a full nonprofit.
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The elephant in the room
Notes from a recent public safety meeting in Pilsen that turned contentious.
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Political rift opens on southwest side
State senator Celina Villanueva faces a primary challenge from Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s chief of staff.
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Se abre una grieta política en el lado suroeste
La senadora estatal Celina Villanueva se enfrenta a un desafío en las elecciones primarias por parte del jefe de personal de Byron Sigcho-López.
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Motherfuckin’ back and forth
Four Chicagoans describe what it’s like to seek shelter on the CTA.