The blood and food stains on Randy Boese’s shirt and bed are highlighted by the sun, which is shining through Boese’s bedroom window at his…
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A cheerful, high pitched voice cut through a crowd of people waiting outside of a meeting last month, with a question about shoes. “I love…
Several years ago, Henry Williams was sitting in wheelchair under a tree outside of a nursing home. While sitting there, a woman who helps people…
Image via Wikipedia For the first time, the government will require that every citizen purchase health insurance or obtain it from another source, such as…
Several weeks ago, Derek Malone sat outside Cook County’s Fantus Clinicin the brilliant fall sunshine, looking tired and discouraged. His stomach hurt and he felt…
Dr. Eric Tseng says he’s had patients as young as 10 who come to him for their first visit to any eye doctor, and they…
Neighbors despair as crime increases in the 46th Ward, particularly surrounding Hotel Chateau, at 3838 North Broadway. The single room occupancy hotel offers residency to a varied clientele including those released from prison, mental health patients and others receiving social services.
On Nov. 7, more than fifty seniors, their allies and religious leaders were arrested for occupying the intersection of Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard, as part of a protest calling on Congress to fight and support a budget plan that protects and preserves vital social safety net programs.