Chicago
Immigrant youth: Undocumented, unafraid and unapologetic
March 11, 2011Undocumented immigrant youth spoke out about their lives, each telling a powerful story.
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Video: South Chicago fights polluting plant
March 10, 2011Over a hundred angry demonstrators from Chicago's southeast side rallied at the Illinois state building to protest plans for construction of a coal gasification plant in their neighborhood.
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Illinois abolishes the death penalty
March 9, 2011"With our broken system, we cannot ensure justice is achieved in every case," Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn said.
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Video: The Windy City protests federal housing cuts
February 28, 2011On Friday close to one thousand Chicagoans turned out at the Illinois State Office Building hopping mad about planned federal budget cuts proposed for HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
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Video: Chicago rally for Wisconsin workers
February 28, 2011Well over 2000 union and community activists turned out last Saturday in Chicago to support battling public workers in Wisconsin.
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