Chicago
Interested in Chicago, politics, or Obama? Read ‘Conversations with Abner Mikva’
February 5, 2019CHICAGO—If you’re interested in Chicago, read this book. If you’re interested in politics, read this book. If you’re interested in the more-than-occasional zaniness of Chicago politics, read this book. And if you’re interested in Barack Obama...
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Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia aims at empowering working-class communities
December 14, 2018Not since the days of Harold Washington has Chicago seen leadership from the mayor’s office that actually empowers working-class voices. Amara Enyia is out to change that.
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Chicago teachers, students win first-of-a-kind charter school strike
December 10, 2018"We are now a movement that commands national attention and can stop a city."
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NewsGuild president Bernie Lunzer to keynote People’s World awards gala
November 27, 2018On Sunday, December 2, the Illinois Friends of People's World will hold a fundraising gala featuring Bernie Lunzer, President of the NewsGuild CWA.
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Voters oust corrupt, racist Cook County judge
November 13, 2018Matthew Coghlan's ouster marks the first time in 28 years that citizens in Cook County have voted a judge off the bench.
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