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Illinois coalition celebrates 25 years of immigrant justice

June 3, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Hundreds commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

“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.

Consumers angry about utility rate hike plan

May 11, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Consumers are urging state lawmakers to vote against a bill that would eliminate the long-standing utility rate review process.