VIDEO: Hundreds debate Obama Presidential Library bid in Washington Park
By Marika Bastrmajian On the second day of community discussions, over 200 residents in Washington Park continued to deliberate the possibility of bringing the Obama
By Marika Bastrmajian On the second day of community discussions, over 200 residents in Washington Park continued to deliberate the possibility of bringing the Obama
Story by Meredith Wilson Audio by Bethel Habte A panel of economic experts exceeded an already optimistic outlook for 2015 with their predictions on gross
By Beth Lawrence Taxi rides could soon be more expensive in high traffic hours. Just before leaving office, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill that
By Courtney Dillard Collecting Paradise, a new exhibit at Northwestern University’s Block Museum, displays art from the Kashmir region in South Asia. Robert Linrothe, an associate professor
By Mallory Hughes It’s only two weeks into the New Year and Chicagoans are already fighting frigid wind chills. For almost a week, the lows
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
By Jamie Friedlander The “cost” of an epidemic such as Ebola usually targets the dollar toll in hospital fees and economic downturns. But the loss
By Laura Furr Gionni Crawford, 20, is looking for a job. A recent graduate from Specs Howard School of Media Arts in Southfield, Michigan, Crawford
By Emily Hoerner Nearly 1,000 community leaders and residents gathered in Hyde Park for a public meeting Tuesday night, where tensions flared over using roughly