Woodlawn stakeholders say city’s affordable housing plan isn’t affordable for all
By Sidnee King Medill Reports Woodlawn community organizers and local officials called for assurances during a Ward Night meeting Thursday that a new city housing ordinance will protect Woodlawn families living at the poverty line from displacement. On January 7, the Chicago Committee on Housing and Real Estate passed an ordinance that authorized the city […]
‘Thou shall not mess with our lakefront’: A talk with Edgewater neighborhood historian Robert Remer
By Nicole Girten Medill Reports The water levels in Lake Michigan have risen 6 feet since 2013, and the Army Corps of Engineers predicts the water level will continue to rise in 2020. In early February, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a state disaster proclamation, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared a local disaster in response to […]
Kids in Iowa get involved in the 2020 presidential campaigns
By Ellen O’Brien Medill Reports Kathleen McKean stood in the back corner of a Joe Biden campaign event, listening to the former vice president’s stump speech. At McKean’s feet, her two young children alternated between scribbling with crayons on “Go Joe!” coloring sheets and playing iPad games. For McKean and her husband, Ryan, if both […]
