Early Voting Starts Today (March 5): Chicago Teachers Union’s Endorsement
Early voting begins March 5. Support the CTU's endorsed candidates! Early voting begins on March 5 in all neighborhoods, and...
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Leading Black Legislator Calls for Economic Unity, Action as Black Wealth 2020 Celebrates Second Year
Rep. Gregory Porter tells voters: 'You can't be the invisible.' By Hazel Trice Edney Indiana Rep. Gregory Porter, president, National...
First Black Woman to Own a NASCAR Team
Melissa Harville-Lebron Diversity in sports racing is lacking as only a few people of color are part of racing...
Decision by Mayor’s Hand-Picked Board to Close Black Schools is Assault on Democracy
Proxies for mayor add insult to injury by voting to close Black schools on last day of Black History Month,...
Election 2018: Another Stop on the Chisholm Trail?
By Kelly Dittmar and Glynda Carr Shirley Chisholm Fifty years ago, Shirley Chisholm campaigned successfully to become the first...
Faked Support for School Closures Underscores Why Chicago Needs an Elected, Representative School Board
Emanuel school execs used contractors, cronies to fabricate support for closing Englewood public high schools, covering up years of...
Illinois Outpacing the Nation in Increasing Low-Income Students’ Participation in Advanced Placement
Chicago Public Schools named national AP District of the Year SPRINGFIELD, IL – Data released by the College...
CTU to Mayor, Ally: Why are you Hosting Proponent of Trump-DeVos Education Privatization Plan for Puerto Rico?
Emanuel ally State Senator Iris Martinez to tour CPS charter with backer of what critics describe as nation’s most extreme...
IVI-IPO Endorses Lamont Robinson for State Representative
Joins Growing List of Community Organizations and Leaders Supporting Robinson This week IVI-IPO announced its endorsement of Lamont J....
One Case of Legionnaires’ Disease at Chester Mental Health Center
CHESTER, IL – The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is reporting that one patient at Chester Mental Health Center...
