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DocYourWorld 2016 kicks off May 3, 4
Immigration, gender and race are all themes of work to be shown at Columbia College Chicago’s DocYourWorld festival May 3 and 4. The event will showcase a multitude of creative projects to push the boundaries of identity, or anti-identity. The DocYourWorld festival is an opportunity for Columbia College students from a variety of majors to […]
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Special funds targeted as lawmakers scramble for money during state budget stalemate
April 29, 2016 Comments Off on Special funds targeted as lawmakers scramble for money during state budget stalemate
George Tinkham has been a motorcycle enthusiast for more than 30 years. Last month, the Springfield native rode into the General Assembly to urge lawmakers to continue funding education and training programs aimed at motorcycle safety. The state’s Cycle Rider Safety Training Act allocates money for programs and courses teaching riders how to properly use and operate their […]
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Charter schools remain unaffected by CTU strikes
April 21, 2016 Comments Off on Charter schools remain unaffected by CTU strikes
Huddling together for warmth in the 40-degree weather while also trying to stand under the crowd’s sparse umbrellas—acting as the only shelter from the early morning rainstorm—swarms of people unloaded from school buses April 6 and overtook Parking Lot B at U.S. Cellular Field. With opening day for the White Sox two days away, the […]
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Durbin tackles national lead crisis
April 15, 2016 Comments Off on Durbin tackles national lead crisis
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Monday called on federal and local government leaders to take greater measures to protect children from lead exposure in city homes and water systems. Nearly 80 percent of Chicago’s homes are connected to lead-containing pipes, according to Durbin’s press release. Additionally, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s standards for federally-assisted […]
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Lawmakers: Increased screening, treatment needed for Hepatitis C
April 7, 2016 Comments Off on Lawmakers: Increased screening, treatment needed for Hepatitis C
Illinois legislator Michael McAuliffe has lost three family members to the infectious disease Hepatitis C and says if each were alive today, treatment could have saved them. The Republican state representative along with other state lawmakers insists more testing and treatment is needed to save patients from the “covert virus.” Hepatitis C is an infectious […]
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Surviving the criminal court beat with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Rummana Hussain
April 6, 2016 Comments Off on Surviving the criminal court beat with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Rummana Hussain
The room is small, dusty and full of paperwork. The chairs are plain and look like they’ve been through a few interrogations. The walls are bare. It feels like a jail cell. But after all this is “26th and Cal.” That’s what the regulars call the Criminal Division of the Cook County Courthouse located on […]
