After 150 years of service, Mercy hospital officials said it will shut down between February and May of 2022 because the hospital has faced “financial…
Opinion: Mercy Hospital, keeping hope alive
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Quiet Columbus Day reflects changing times
On what would have been a day of celebration and parades in past years, Columbus Day—also now celebrated by many as Indigenous Peoples’ Day—was a…
Opinion: Outcomes-based education reveals a fault in the U.S. education system
Thousands of students of Chicago-area high school students found themselves back in a physical school for the first time since March to take the SAT…
Central Camera looks to rebirth on Wabash Avenue
In less than two weeks, if all goes according to plan, Central Camera will be back in business on Wabash Avenue, right next door to…
Op-Ed: Does Joe Biden need the black vote?
Editor’s note: Since filming, Joe Biden has appeared on “The Breakfast Club” radio show.
Future of National Endowment for the Arts—and Chicago nonprofits—uncertain
Experimental Sound Studio, located in the Edgewater neighborhood, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to artistic evolution and the creative exploration of sound. As an international…
Op-Ed: How diversity and language will change justice 
Judicial seats are not high on the list of closely watched campaigns. They don’t drive election turnout. For the diligent, looking up information on those…
Op-Ed: The opposite perspectives of my parents on voting
I’m not too worried about the debates for this year’s presidential election. Between being a full-time employee at University of Illinois Extension Chicago’s South Side…