3rd U.S. House District Activist Rush Darwish Mechanic Charles Hughes U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski Nonprofit executive Marie Newman Second time’s the charm? After coming within 2,500 votes of incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski in 2018, Marie Newman, a former small business owner and nonprofit executive, is trying once again to win over the Democratic primary […]
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Fifty Years of Fred Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition
hicago-style coalition-building helped to produce the first Black mayor of Chicago and put its first Latinx representatives in office. Some even believe its legacy led to the election of the city’s first Black woman mayor. But unbeknownst to many, this form of organizing started in the streets fifty years ago with what was called the […]
Posted inNotes
Shining a Light in all the Wrong Places
Mayor Lori Lightfoot made some headlines in the last couple of weeks for exchanging words with the FOP, the city’s largest police union: first with one of its vice presidents at a City Council meeting in which she accused the union of not being true partners in her effort for police reform, and later circulating […]
Posted inElections
South Side Elections: Ward By Ward
3rd Ward (Bronzeville, South Loop, Washington Park, Englewood) 4th Ward (Bronzeville, South Loop, Hyde Park) 5th Ward (Hyde Park, South Shore, Woodlawn, Grand Crossing) 6th Ward (Chatham, Park Manor, Englewood) 7th Ward (South Shore, South Chicago, Jeffery Manor) 8th Ward (Avalon Park, Calumet Heights, Burnside) 9th Ward (Pullman, Roseland, Riverdale) 10th Ward (East Side, South […]
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Notes & Calendar 5/15/18
Notes Wasted Schooling on Manganese Last Thursday, Far Southeast Side residents filled up a union hall to discuss the manganese pollution emitted by local industry. To begin, representatives from city and federal agencies explained that soil samples taken in the neighborhood earlier this year showed worryingly high levels of the potentially neurotoxic element. Afterward, residents […]
Posted inPolitics
Who’s Running for Governor of Illinois?
Republican Candidates In the Republican gubernatorial primary, the “Insurgent” vs the “R.I.N.O.” While Chicago is rightly understood to be a Democratic stronghold, Republicans live and vote here as well. In the profiles below, the Weekly explores the platforms of the two Republican candidates for governor, incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner and three-term state Representative Jeanne Ives. […]
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Notes & Calendar 3/7/18
A week’s worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes We Ask Once More: Will Willie Wilson Win? The rumor that has been circulating for months—Willie Wilson would throw his hat back into the mayoral ring—was confirmed late February. Wilson was around […]
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Notes & Calendar 6/7/17
A week’s worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes Everyone Knows Divvy Isn’t for Everyone, Yet If you caught last week’s piece, “When Will Divvy Be For Everyone?”, or last year’s analysis of Divvy data, then you already know that Divvy […]
Posted inActivism, Features, Immigration, Police, Politics
Know Your Rights
n August 5, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers raided a gas station on Belmont and Milwaukee Avenues that has long been a hiring site for day laborers (jornaleros) in Chicago. A group of workers—most of whom specialize in construction and landscaping—gathered that morning, as they do every day. They waited for employers who regularly […]
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Calendar 10/26/16
BULLETIN Pumpkin Carving with MAKE! Chicago MAKE! Chicago, 1048 W. 37th St. Friday, October 28, 6pm–9pm; Saturday, October 29, 11am–2pm and 2pm–5pm. $25 for one adult and child. Register online before October 27. (312) 925-2627. make-chicago.com Jack up your jack-o-lantern skills with a pumpkin carving class at MAKE! Chicago. The Bridgeport woodworking shop transforms into […]