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4pm-6pm Good Jobs/Green JobsYour State of the Union And Report BackOn The 3rd Annual ConferenceWashington, DC May 4-5, 2010 A Roundtable Moderated by Naomi Davis How fares the marriage in Chicago between conservation and labor? Join us in lively look at the workers, employers, unions, and other beneficiaries of...
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Chicago – A report released today for the Campaign for Better Health Care by Families USA shows that currently 23 percent – approximately 2.5 million – Illinoisans under the age of 65 have a diagnosed pre-existing condition that could lead to a denial of coverage in the individual insurance market. Upon implementation, the newly enacted...
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The campaign of President Barack Obama was about hope and change, but a growing group of Americans don’t buy his message. They call themselves the Tea Party. The Chicago chapter has created a Contract for America, which spells out their ideals and goals. It includes protecting the constitution, rejecting cap and trade, demanding a...
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Avid hockey fan Carly Pribich was simply browsing through the Chicago Wolves Web site when she found something that really caught her eye. There was a job opening at the Kids Zone, a kids’ entertainment center that runs during all home Wolves games. It was the last day to apply, so Pribich took a...
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At a public meeting held Tuesday night in Lakeview, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) helped developers and city planners unveil a revised edition of the Addison Park on Clark project summary that will go before the Chicago Plan Commission for approval within the next two months. If the plan is approved, it will cause the...
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For decades, public housing has been an issue across America. “Projects” have been designed under one format: high rise, brown, and cheap looking. This way of thinking and designing is one of the many reasons why these cheap buildings have deteriorated and vanished. But it seems that the Dearborn Homes have finally got the...
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Come rain or shine, mail is delivered to every address in the United States by the U.S. Postal Service, but the digital age and onset of electronic communication has impacted the post office at unprecedented levels. As of the end of March, the U.S. Postal Service had a net loss of $1.9 billion and...
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Parking in downtown Chicago is like a fine gem: pricey and hard to find. While finding the perfect place for your vehicle in the general downtown area may be a challenge, for some commuters, finding parking in the South Loop community is even more of a hunt. With significantly fewer garages and prices in...
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Questions of Constitutional rights and civil liberties can seem complicated when applied to undocumented U.S. residents; however, the Supreme Court has tended to rule in favor 'natural rights' for all individuals on U.S. soil, regardless of legal status.
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A small, crowded theater full of college students buzzed with energy one April evening as everyone waited for the show to start. Most people had a beer or some sort of alcoholic beverage in hand, and the crowd happily talked over the music to their neighbors. This is the usual scene at Studio Be’s...
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