Do Victims’ Rights Laws Victimize the Accused?
In the past, crime victims had few legal rights, such as the right to be informed and heard within the criminal justice system. In fact, thirty years ago, victims did not have the following rights: To be notified about the date and time of the court proceedings To be notified about the arrest and release […]
Social networks + Reporters + History = Future of News
“If JFK was assassinated today, how would the news look?” was a question for many journalists and news readers as the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination approached. Columbia College Chicago Journalism Department teamed up with Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications to explore this question. Here’s how it looked as reporters watched and tweeted during […]
Austin Talks Reporters Win Lisagor Journalism Awards
Society for Professional Journalistslocal chapter, the Headline Club, held the annual Lisagor dinner where journalists are recognized by their peers for outstanding reporting and writing. Former ChicagoTalks editor Ellyn Fortino was a winner for a story she reported for our Talks publication, Austin Talks. John Fountain won his independent blog which is published in Austin […]
Money woes plague arts education funding
The Anna School District was looking forward to new acoustical tile in the choir room and fresh carpet in the band room with the $20,000 grant the government awarded the district. But when the check didn’t come until May, all of its hopes, along with $18,000, went out of the classroom window. The money the […]
‘Art Explosion’ Takes Over Area Near California Blue Line Stop
SQUARED! Art + Community an art walk + more Sat, Oct. 13, 12 p.m to 10 p.m. • Exhibitions | Open Studios • Art in Establishments • Video | Projections • Activities | Demonstrations • Murals • Music | Performance SQUARED! is a neighborhood art explosion. On October 13th from Noon to 10 p.m., the area around the California/Milwaukee Blueline stop […]
River monitoring cuts could stop crucial data flow to river regulators
More than a dozen devices broadcasting crucial water data from rivers across Michigan could soon be switched off as a result of projected state and federal budget cuts. The U.S. Geological Survey’s network of 178 stream and lake gauges in Michigan most commonly measure the height and volume of water flowing through rivers. Some measure […]
Come out to a Counter-Nationalist Cook-out, Party and Speak-out
AREA Chicago and Calles Y Sueños have been presenting work in conjunction with AREA Issue #11 on Im/Migration has been on display since June 4. It closes on July 4th. You can attend the closing event, a counter-nationalist cook-out, party and speak-out on Sunday, July 3, 5-11 p.m. The artworks are in some ways portraits, uneasy depictions […]
Jan. 25 is Deadline for Artists to Apply for Community Grants
The Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) was created in 1987 through funding provided by the Illinois Arts Council Access Program. The goals of CAAP are to discover, nurture and expand Chicago’s multi-ethnic artists and nonprofit arts organizations, and to foster new and emerging individual artists and arts groups by providing grants for professional, artistic and […]
City-Wide Day of Healing to Offer a Safe Space for Reflecting on Violence
Communities from north to south, across Chicago have been plagued with mindless violence this year. Join in a city-wide “Day of Healing” today, Dec. 8th at St. Sabina Elders Village, 1222 W. 79th St. The Day of Healing event begins at 6:00 pm. This event is for everyone concerned about the spread of senseless violence against […]
Chicago Public High School for the Arts on target to open in 2009
July 17, 2008 — Chicago is the only city of its size not to have a public high school that concentrates on the arts, according to Jim Mabie, chairman of the Chicago High School for the Arts (CHSA) board, citing similar schools in Los Angeles, Orange County, Boston, Miami, Dallas, Houston and Denver. “New York […]