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Politics

Posted inActivism

Op-Ed: Lightfoot Has Failed Us on an Elected School Board

by Naoma Nagahawatte May 28, 2021May 30, 2021
Posted inActivism

CPD Routinely Shoot People in the Back in Deadly Foot Pursuits

by Alex Stein, Jilana Thomas and Edward Vogel  May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
TRiiBE-Lightfoot interview
Posted inPolitics

An Abolitionist’s Midterm Conversation with Lightfoot

by Bella BAHHS and The Triibe May 27, 2021May 28, 2021
Posted inNotes

Improved rent relief

by South Side Weekly May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
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Posted inLatest, Opinion & Editorials, Politics

Op-Ed: Chicago Needs a New Day, Not Another Daley

by Phan Le May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
Posted inNotes

A win for the Southeast Side

by South Side Weekly May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
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Posted inLatest

Lightfoot Quietly Lobbied for Qualified Immunity

by Jim Daley May 6, 2021July 23, 2021
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Posted inPolitics

Op-Ed: Communities Deserve to Have a Say in Our Own Public Safety

by Desmon Yancy and Frank Chapman April 29, 2021July 6, 2021
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Anthony Alvarez

by South Side Weekly April 28, 2021May 11, 2021
Posted inFeatures

Why Are You Shooting Me?

by Madison Muller, Jamie Kalven and Invisible Institute April 27, 2021May 3, 2021

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