
As a blue state, third-party candidates in Illinois feel they have never had a fair chance at taking office because of the election law and they are ready for change. For years, Illinois has been a Democratic state that has often had corrupt politicians operating its election machine. However there are third-party candidates with the […]
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With the Redmoon Chicago Fire Festival approaching, the crew gets to work moving the houses from the boatyard where they were assembled on barges to their final resting places on the Chicago River. See our stories about the building of the sculptures and the actual event at: Great Fire Festival on ChicagoTalks. The festival begins on […]
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ChicagoTalks reporters have been watching the Great Fire Event shape up. From visiting Redmoon’s workspace, to interviewing the artistic creators, to checking the barges at the riverside, we have the story so far. We will have live coverage on Saturday and a wrap up story next week. Contributing to this story: Megan Ammer, Megan Caruso, […]
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RedMoon Theatre has been providing Chicago residents with free events and entertainment for the past 24 years. The organization has partnered with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park district to bring the city their biggest event yet, The Great Chicago Fire Festival, on October 4th under the leadership of executive artistic director, Jim […]
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The Nuns on the Bus campaign made the University of Illinois Chicago campus the third stop on its “We the People, We the Voters” cross-country tour. Chanting, “Nuns on the Bus, get out the vote,” a group of Catholic nuns clad in blue t-shirts, decorated with an “I Am a Voter” stamp, greeted the Thursday […]
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Several female leaders in journalism joined a lively panel discussion Wednesday morning to highlight the struggle of women in the newsroom and discuss the evolving intersection of gender issues and working. More than 100 editors, educators and other invited guests packed into a ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Chicago to hear the panel discussion: Women […]
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Today is the Wabash Avenue Crawl. From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wabash Avenue and Michigan and surrounding streets will overflow with art, performances, and more. A trolley will transport you between Wabash and 11th street and Congress and Wabash, where the main WAC activities take place, but it will also make a stop at Art Expo […]
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