Historic Bronzeville hardware store and jazz archive set to close
By Pat Nabong Meyers Ace Hardware has two kinds of customers: those who buy paint for their walls and those who “listen to the walls.”
February 17, 2017
By Pat Nabong Meyers Ace Hardware has two kinds of customers: those who buy paint for their walls and those who “listen to the walls.”
By Kara Voght Theresa Johnson knew there was no way her son, Charles, committed the robbery and murder he’d been convicted of. Convincing others of
By Peter Jones Aziza Nassar and Muhammed S. Ullah are two American Muslims living with disabilities. Although President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning all
By Alexis Wainwright Marching in downtown Chicago for the Women’s March this weekend might have seemed vital for many, but others thought it was far
By Alexis Wainwright Thousands of protesters descended on airports across the United States — including Chicago’s O’Hare — last weekend after scores of international travelers
By Christen Gall WASHINGTON, D.C. — Her protest started with a plane ticket. Verity Ramirez, a 26-year-old medical resident at Maine Medical Center in Portland,
By Alexa Mencia [A version of the story was originally published in The American Prospect.] Operating room nurse Jose Aguiluz knew that Deferred Action for
Standing Rock These stories on Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline have been supported in part by SJNN and the McCormick Foundation. They have
By Jingzhe(Kelly) Wang Marktown, in East Chicago, Indiana, is less than a half hour drive from the south side of Chicago. It’s in a different
By Cloee Cooper Sarah Willis lives near a former U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc. plant with her husband and granddaughter in East Chicago, Indiana.