Prisoner and refugee right groups are concerned that a law intended to protect all incarcerated people will not apply to undocumented individuals in ICE custody, if changes aren’t made before the law goes into effect in the coming weeks. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was unanimously approved by Congress and signed by former President […]
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Michael Salvatore, owner of Heritage Bicycles, talks about his new shop and its customers. Salvatore opened the store, located at 2959 North Lincoln Ave., at the end of January. Like this: Like Loading…
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On deck – Liar’s Ride For the last 100 years, we have celebrated April Fool’s Day with the Liar’s Ride. In our century version of the ride, we plan to do things just a bit differently. We also plan to end the ride at Revolution Brewing, which might just be the only true thing I will […]
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Charlotte Caahill, 33, does not have high expectations from the Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s Ethics Reform Task Force. But she said she believes that even just showing up to a meeting demonstrates that the issue of ethics in the government is one that Chicagoans care about. So she decided to go to its second public meeting […]
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Despite his loss to former journalist, Silvana Tabares, Rudy Lozano delivered a speech about hope and continued commitment to serving the 21st district of Illinois. Supporters waited for more than two hours for the candidate of their choice, Lozano, to arrive at the Mi Tierra restaurant in Little Village where he addressed and mingled with […]
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Discussions of performance-based funding and the Governor’s call for higher graduation rates have left state schools scrambling, but according to a recent study, more than one-third of all actual graduates aren’t counted by the federal government’s current standards. Proposed performance-based funding, like the plans suggested by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, would give more […]
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When John Keane browsed the schedule for this summer’s music festivals he was less than excited. Dubstep artists had made their way onto the big-stage at rock concerts. While the summer is normally his favorite time because many great artists come to Chicago to play in the big festivals, the 19-year-old hates what dubstep has […]
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