BREAKING: Chicago cuts fashion funding
By Alexandra Whittaker The City of Chicago has eliminated funding for Fashion Focus Chicago, Chicago Fashion Week and the post of program director for Fashion
January 13, 2016
By Alexandra Whittaker The City of Chicago has eliminated funding for Fashion Focus Chicago, Chicago Fashion Week and the post of program director for Fashion
By Hannah Rank As families filed into the chilly main auditorium of Pilsen’s Lincoln United Methodist Church last Saturday afternoon, signs reading “Holy Ground,” and
By Jay Bouchard Chicago activists and city politicians are responding to the federal government’s increased deportation efforts by organizing community awareness campaigns and filing resolutions
By Shen Wu Tan Rows and rows of cushioned seats at the Harris Theater filled with spectators with and without disabilities last Wednesday to hear
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