Stacy Davis Gates elected Chicago Teachers Union President, defeating two challengers
The current CTU leadership group was reelected in the union’s most hotly contested race since their slate came to power in 2010.
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New Illinois maps are creating challenges for women seeking reelection
The state’s two first-term female representatives, Democratic Rep. Marie Newman and Republican Rep. Mary Miller, were among the biggest losers in the remapping.
At a sold-out screening of ‘The Janes,’ Chicagoans get a history lesson — and marching orders
The new documentary chronicles the underground abortion collective of the ’60s and ’70s. But it’s a story that feels eerily modern.
The Field Museum reckons with its own history in a new exhibition
The Field Museum spent four years redesigning its Native North America hall. That involved looking inward at the harm the museum had done.
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See the latest numbers of Illinois COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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When the city treats teen gatherings downtown as a threat, is it blowing an opportunity?
Some experts say Chicago officials should be providing activities and services in Millennium Park to the kids flocking there.
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Noah, meet Olivia, the other most popular baby name of 2021 in Illinois
Liam, Oliver, Henry, Benjamin, Emma, Sophia, Charlotte and Amelia round out the top 10. But, wait, there’s more…
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Reproductive justice seeks to expand conversations beyond choice and abortion rights
Grounded in Black feminism and human rights, reproductive justice is about movement-building and centering people pushed to the margins.
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Venerable North Side food pantry adopts a new name to reflect its expanded reach and vision
Over the years, Lakeview Pantry has expanded beyond the North Side and added services such as mental health, job and housing assistance.
Nick Cave may be the artist we need right now
His groundbreaking response to the 1991 police beating of Rodney King was the Soundsuit — a largescale abstract costume that allowed him to hide. Now, in a major show at the MCA, Cave takes a full swing at the country’s current trauma.
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Early voting begins in Illinois. Here’s why access is better here than some other states.
Next to Indiana and Wisconsin, the state has less strict requirements for voter identification, absentee ballots and same-day registration.
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WBEZ wins 7 regional Murrow awards
The station’s winning entries span topics including the COVID-19 pandemic, allegations of sexual abuse, and arts and culture.
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Chicago photographer Sandro Miller puts Black women’s hair on a pedestal in his new book
Sandro’s book of portraits comes as activists push for Congress to pass the CROWN Act, which would ban discrimination against natural hair.
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Billionaire Kenneth Griffin’s financial empire is expanding its firearms-related holdings
This comes as Griffin’s favored GOP gubernatorial candidate, Richard Irvin, has hammered Gov. JB Pritzker for failing to stem violent crime.
