The group rejected the mainstream gay rights movement and kept alive the spirit of radical LGBTQ+ activism.
Tag: James Cappleman
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Weiss Memorial Hospital wants to sell a parking lot. Activists say that’s a bad sign.
Uptown residents say plans to sell the lot hint that the operator of Weiss Memorial, which houses an important center for transgender care, could shutter the hospital.
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High-rise, high anxiety
Lakeview residents fear the transit-oriented development replacing the shuttered Treasure Island supermarket will create a parking crunch. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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Lightfoot’s first council meeting excites but sheds little light on procedures
What’s going on in the City Council? Still hard to say!
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How #NoCopAcademy shook the machine
The coalition lost the vote but changed the narrative
on police spending.
Posted inNews & Politics
Cupcake electioneering hits Uptown
In the final days of his re-election fight, Alderman James Cappleman tries to sweeten the deal for voters.
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Just 15 seats hang in the balance
Runoff season is here, and Chicago may further freshen up the City Council.
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Five challengers take on 46th Ward alderman Cappleman from the left
Gentrifying Uptown may be ready for the return of Helen Shiller’s spirit.
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CPS closed Stewart Elementary School in 2013. Now it’s a luxury apartment building.
A former student goes back to visit.
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Are tiny houses a solution to homelessness in Chicago?
The push for a small answer to a massive problem
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A shuttered Chicago public school promoted as ‘best in the class’ upscale apartments is a big fail
The conversion of Uptown’s Stewart School shows the city once again prioritizing private development over its dead-broke education system.
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Forty people were shot over the weekend despite bitter cold and snow, and other Chicago news
Also, midyear budget cuts are looming again for Chicago Public Schools.
Posted inArts & Culture
Good Evening With Pat Whalen goes prime time in Uptown
The late-night talk show tackles issues in the north-side neighborhood.
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Crime and affordable housing—issues that just won’t go away in the 46th Ward
Challenger Amy Crawford says Alderman James Cappleman hasn’t done enough to crack down on crime.
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A plan to use $14 million in Uptown TIF funds stalls—and a runoff looms
Affordable housing has been a divisive issue in the 46th Ward for years, but neither candidate for alderman is talking about it much before the April 7 runoff.