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“Red School Bus” stops in Chicago

May 26, 2011 By Jordan Farrar

Classes at the school were on the "political time of day," capitalism, the labor movement, racism and immigration and LGBT rights.

A Memorial Day massacre

May 26, 2011 By Dick Meister

The film was an on-the-scene report of what historians call "The Memorial Day Massacre," filmed by Paramount Pictures as it happened in Chicago in May 1937.

Court ruling victory for African American firefighters

May 25, 2011 By John Bachtell

African Americans represent 32.4 percent of Chicago but they make up only 17 percent respectively of the city's fire department.

Immigrant students win in-state tuition battle

May 25, 2011 By Joelle Fishman

Four years ago, the legislature passed a similar bill but lacked enough votes to override Republican Gov. Jodi Rell's veto.

Critics: Mandatory E-Verify comes at a serious price

May 25, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The GOP in Congress is pushing new laws that would force employers to check the immigration status of new hires.