A week after the proposed state pension cuts failed to pick up the Republican votes needed to pass, lawmakers, unions leaders and business groups made…
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Georgetta Deloney is no stranger to speaking before politicians and legislative bodies, but this particular state committee meeting left the nonprofit CEO irked and dismayed.…
The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art has been around for nearly 25 years and is the only nonprofit organization in the United States solely…
Retired schoolteacher Ruth Hosek enjoyed her sumptuous potato pancakes at a small stand-up table in the center of a maze of unique gift shops, candy…
On a recent autumn morning, Deacon Alfonzo Carrington of the Pilgrim Baptist Church and his congregants finished Sunday school and headed downstairs to prepare for service. Carrington…
The City Council on Wednesday approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s $7.8 billion budget, the centerpiece of which is a 4-year, $580 million increase in property taxes.…
Voter turnout at Jones College Prep High School in the South Loop was low on Tuesday morning, which may be due to the heavy numbers…
Residents of the 19th ward and surrounding areas sat in a small ward office room Saturday with nurses and workers from the Chicago Department of…