May 1st is not just an ordinary day for Chicagoans. On May 4, 1886, several workers rallied after what was known as the Haymarket Riot…
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Some background on May Day in Chicago Sights and Sounds: Haymarket to ICE headquarters [View the story “May Day March 2014” on Storify]
[View the story “Lunchtime May Day protest ” on Storify]
Reporting live from Haymarket Square moving south on Desplaines St. toward the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters, we bring you with the marchers. -Mobile Command…
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Devin Dyer, an 18-year-old Austin resident, was shot to death at a party on March 6, 2011. His parents and uncle are still trying to…
Steven Cannon’s death, like his life, was surrounded by chaos. When he was murdered, he was partying with a small group of lifelong family friends,…