Next Wednesday May 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. click here to join the City Council live from the City Clerk's site. But if you are one of the Chicagoans for whom politics is a local sport, you might want to join Windycitizen.com and Tamale Chic. They will have the live link to the meeting, and an open thread on... »

May 11, 2009 - Thirty-six students have been killed in Chicago during the 2008-09 school year. As the Chicago Public Schools' year comes to an end, community activists, educators and police are still grappling with how to reduce a rise in violence among school-age children. Last Thursday night, a panel discussion was held at Chicago State University to discuss solutions to... »