Homeless youth activists rally against budget impasse
By Kayla Daugherty Video by Ryan Connelly Holmes James Ivory describes himself as many things: a college student, a musician, an activist and a father. But because of the social services he received through a homeless shelter, he no longer needs to include “homeless” in that list. Ivory is one of the thousands of Illinois […]
City officials keep quiet about status of park permits for NFL draft
By Taylor Hall Chicago Park District officials are staying mum on the NFL’s permit status after announcing the league had not yet obtained necessary permits to create a public site for the upcoming three-day draft in Grant Park. After announcing April 8 that the NFL had not secured the appropriate permits for its outdoor fan […]
Obama still ‘optimistic’ as judge delays expansion of immigrant orders
By Christine Smith President Barack Obama expressed optimism–shared by some immigration experts–that a Texas judge’s ruling to delay the expansion of the president’s executive order that would grant children of undocumented immigrants a temporary reprieve from deportation will be eventually be overturned. Although Texas U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen issued a preliminary injunction Feb. 16 […]
Health officials, activists rally for more funding for AIDS/HIV outreach
By Danielle Anguiano Carl Jenkins, a retired teacher, has been living with AIDS for the past 19 years. He credits sustained care, caring doctors and social workers with his survival. “I came along when the retroviral medications came and I was able to get on that medication and I have been taking that medication faithfully […]
