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Posted inNews & Politics

‘That land was promised to us’

by Debbie-Marie Brown September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

One morning in late August, 20 renters and public housing advocates marched in a circle in front of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) headquarters, holding signs and chanting to protest the agency’s recent decision to sell land meant for public housing to private companies. “Mayor Johnson!” the chant-leader yelled through a megaphone. “Stop CHA!” responded […]

Posted inAgenda

Films, discussions, and more

by Micco Caporale and Salem Collo-Julin August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

The city’s SummerDance series is well under way, and today’s fusion of live music, dance instruction, and outdoor activities takes place in Englewood’s Ogden Park (6500 S. Racine). The fun starts at 4:30 PM with a free poster and printmaking station run by the Hyde Park Art Center’s Youth Board 0f Artists (a group of […]

Posted inAgenda

Disability pride, Asian stoner food, yoga, and the hip-hop and blues connection

by Micco Caporale and Salem Collo-Julin July 24, 2022July 24, 2022

Women and Children First bookstore and Access Living have teamed up to host a Disability Pride Pop-Up Shop at Access Living’s space (115 W. Chicago). From 1-6 PM, there will be a pop-up book shop as well as craft stations where people can make buttons, write stories, or contribute to the Re-Wired Project. There will […]

Posted inArts & Culture

CounterBalance brings accessibility to dance

by Irene Hsiao September 30, 2020August 18, 2021

Going online opens more opportunities in this year’s festival.

Posted inNews & Politics

Mayoral forum recap: all the answers, none of the bullshit

by Maya Dukmasova December 18, 2018September 22, 2021

At back-to-back forums last week 11 candidates fielded questions and even provided some answers.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Could Divvy be expanded to include people with disabilities?

by John Greenfield May 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago should consider adding adaptive cycles to its bike-share program.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Riding CTA legally blind can be ‘a huge pain in the ass’

by John Greenfield April 10, 2017August 18, 2021

Navigating public transit when you can’t see well isn’t easy, musician Andy Slater says.

Posted inBlogs

Alderman Joe Moore to housing activists: Get off my lawn or ‘that ordinance is never going to come out of my committee’

by Marc Daalder July 26, 2016August 18, 2021

Video obtained by the Reader shows Moore threatening legislative retribution against activists calling on him to bring a public housing accountability bill to a vote.

Nussbaum in her Lakeview apartment
Posted inArts & Culture

Susan Nussbaum’s next act

by Sam Worley May 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Celebrated playwright and disability rights activist Susan Nussbaum adds a novel, Good Kings Bad Kings, to her body of work.

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