An Asian-American activist organization called last week on Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to fire three officers involved in raid at a West Town tanning…
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Neighborhood School Enrollments
Linda Lutton, reporting for WBEZ, notes that the percentage of children attending elementary school in the neighborhood they live in, is declining in Chicago, but…
James G. Blaine budget cuts challenge school culture, practices
James G. Blaine school. Photo from Patch. James G. Blaine Elementary School in the Lakeview neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side is facing some challenges stemming…
Veronica Lewis son Korey Parker was murdered last summer, but the case remains unsolved
On a warm, sunny April afternoon, Veronica Lewis stands and stares at the spot where her 27-year-old son was murdered last year.“I know Korey isn’t…
Open House at WBEZ Little Village Bureau TODAY
Chicago Public Media invites the public to check out the brand new West Side Bureau during an open house and cookout on Friday, July 26,…
Journalists Linda Lutton and Alex Kotlowitz visit Columbia College Chicago
Last Tuesday, journalists Linda Lutton and Alex Kotlowitz came and talked to a class at Columbia College Chicago about the work they did at Harper…
Latino theater company works to combat stereotypes
Twenty young adults stood in a circle smiling and laughing about their favorite toppings on hamburgers one late Friday afternoon, the regular routine for students in Latinos Progresando’s Teatro…
Five things worth Chicagotalking about today, Feb. 18
1. Chicago continues to struggle with gun violence, and the impact of that gun violence on its young residents. Over the weekend two Chicago Public…