Trump support among Chinese American voters
By Jingzhe (Kelly) Wang One month before the presidential election, more than 50 Chinese Americans gathered in one of Chicago’s western suburbs to show their support for the Republican candidate for President. Medill’s Kelly Wang takes us to Hinsdale to see how this minority group makes its voice heard. [vimeo 187263626 w=474] More than 50 […]
Unlike Trump, Sanders’ Chicago rally gave peace a chance
By Caroline Kenny Despite four-hour lines and thousands of supporters being turned away, the Bernie Sanders rally on Monday night was a much more peaceful event than a Donald Trump rally that shook Chicago on Friday night. Speaking at the Roosevelt University’s Auditorium Theatre in the Loop just eight hours before polls opened, Sanders invoked […]
Protesters inside shut down Trump rally, ‘take back’ Chicago
By Aryn Braun Four days before Tuesday’s primary election, Chicago dumped Donald Trump. Instead of the Trump rally at UIC Pavilion going as planned Friday evening, thousands of protesters went undercover, posing as Trump supporters to gain entrance and blindsiding those thousands who were excited to see their candidate speak. ‘We have a large city […]
Trump Chicago rally cancellation prompts chaos on UIC campus
By Max Greenwood Jack Adams and Harry Huggins contributed reporting Chaos erupted at the University of Illinois at Chicago Friday evening after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cancelled a campaign rally on campus amid mounting security concerns over tensions between Trump supporters and a large number of protesters. Less than an hour after the candidate […]
