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Whatever happened to the revolution? Zayd Ayers Dohrn's new memoir confronts his notorious Chicago parents.
1+ week, 37+ min ago (793+ words) Yeah," Dohrn said, it's always been like " His voice trailed off, reading on. Dohrn handed my phone back. She did," he replied, but one speech doesn't define her life." We stood in front of the Haymarket Memorial in the West…...
Illinois House Approves Megaprojects Bill, But The Bears Want Changes
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (1613+ words) SPRINGFIELD " After more than three years on the legislative backburner, the Illinois House on Wednesday approved a major economic development bill that would clear the path for the Chicago Bears to build a new domed stadium in Arlington Heights. The…...
Illinois House Speaker Welch cites due process and victims" rights for his silence over embattled lawmaker
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (405+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch reluctantly broke his silence Wednesday on his decision to strip a Democratic lawmaker of key caucus duties two months ago, acknowledging for the first time that the rights of "victims" were involved, while…...
Clarence Page: ICE has been accused of profiling Native Americans. What a cruel irony.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (443+ words) In a nation as diverse as ours, immigration enforcement inevitably tests whether equal protection means what it says. Some tribal leaders in the Upper Midwest say that test is being failed in the wake of the killing of Renee Good…...
What makes a weed?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (498+ words) Different gardeners have different ideas about what plants are weeds in their gardens. I define a weed as a plant that is growing where it is not wanted in the garden, so I have lots of latitude for. .. A gardening…...
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes new social media fee to help fund Illinois public schools
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (201+ words) Updated on: February 18, 2026 / 6: 11 PM CST / CBS Chicago Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a statewide fee on social media companies in an effort to raise $200 million a year for education, as the state grapples with a $2 billion budget shortfall. The proposal…...
1 police officer killed, another injured in Chicago hospital shooting
5+ day, 27+ min ago (261+ words) CHICAGO " A shooting at a Chicago hospital Saturday morning killed one Chicago police officer and injured another, according to reports." Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital said a shooting happened at the facility around 11 a. m. Central Time, prompting the campus to go on…...
Chicago Actor Matt De Caro Dies At 70
4+ day, 3+ min ago (80+ words) This story will be updated as official statements and service details become available. For now, what is known about De Caro's death and his involvement in the current Goodman production comes from media reporting and the theater's own production information....
Suspect charged in Swedish Hospital shooting that left 1 cop dead and another 'fighting for his life:' source
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1242+ words) The family of slain Chicago police officer John Bartholomew, 38, arrives Monday for a hearing at the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse. Prosecutors on Monday said a convicted felon somehow took a gun into Swedish Hospital after he was arrested this weekend,…...
2 Chicago police officers shot at hospital by man in custody
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (245+ words) One police officer is dead and another critically injured after being shot Saturday morning at a Chicago hospital by a suspect the officers had in custody. Two Chicago Police Department officers assigned to the 17th (Albany Park) District were shot about…...