Chicago
Scenes from an uprising: Chicago We Are One (Video)
April 13, 201110,000 trade unionists and their supporters from around Chicago and Illinois poured into Daley Plaza downtown.
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ICE to promote softer image, activists not buying it
April 8, 2011ICE plans to promote a lighter image through a new "community outreach program," but immigrant and community activists are not convinced.
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Chicago fights education cuts
April 8, 2011Republican budget cuts served as the backdrop for a recent labor and community rally and march sponsored by the Chicago Teachers Union.
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Chicago activists call for environmental justice
April 5, 2011After years of community campaigns, investigations and pressure, the EPA finally confirmed high levels of toxic lead in the air and around local schools.
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Video: Chicagoans march on monthly jobs report
April 4, 2011Chicago Jobs with Justice joined with U.S. Uncut and other community allies and marched on the Bank of America, demanding that the financial giant pay its fair share of federal taxes
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