Bridgeport Residents Cite Pros and Cons of the Neighborhood

Ronny Waterhouse, a 29-year-old Mexican-American, said he felt his Bridgeport neighborhood was pretty safe and he didn’t worry about crime, but his life in the South Side wasn’t always peaceful. He said there was a shooting at a gas station across the street from an apartment where he used to live. He was at home […]
Same-Sex Marriage: It’s Up to Voters and the Illinois House

A same-sex marriage activist said last Monday the state legislature has another chance to consider a proposed law that would allow gay marriage during the veto session this month. Charlie Rice-Minoso, field associate for Marriage Equality in Illinois, said the proposed law could win approval in October if there is enough effort by Chicagoans to […]