Hundreds of activists have gathered daily in downtown Chicago since a grand jury announced it would not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. Numbers of protesters have grown again in the days following the grand jury decision in New York not to indict a police officer […]
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By Jay Leonardi, Alexandra Miletta and Gina Scarpino In the final stretch of the 2014 mid-term election, voters were eager to hit the polls Tuesday morning in Lincoln Park. Despite a relatively low voter turnout, many voters had strong opinions about many of the candidates and referendums. The Governor’s race is expected to be the […]
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Housing and minimum wage activists protested in the Daley Plaza Tuesday, Oct. 7. They called for the minimum wage to be increased and for more housing vouchers. Columbia College Chicago journalism students, Joann Mikhail and Gina Scarpino, share footage from the day’s event. Minimum wage and housing protest Like this: Like Loading…
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