Women’s coalition questions mayoral candidates about economics, violence

By Kate Morrissey Anne K. Ream, a member of Chicago Women Take Action, said none of the mayoral candidates, who spoke at a recent forum organized by the coalition, could walk away without understanding the organized power of women in Chicago. Ream said that she thinks three of the candidates have potential but that her […]

Songs for Burge torture victims fill City Hall

By Kate Morrissey Voices echoed off the stone walls of the second floor of City Hall Thursday morning as both song and protest supported Chicago Police torture victim reparations. Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, with support from Project NIA and Amnesty International, organized the sing-in on January 15, Martin Luther King Jr.’s actual birthday, during the […]