Rainbow House Chicago provides safety and solace
Adriana Gracia, born and raised in Little Village, was inspired to become a social worker by watching her grandmother help others as a child. As a social worker at Rainbow House, she helps women and their children recover from domestic violence. “When you hear from the mother’s that they see a change in their children, [...]
The White House looking for immigration sagas
From Cecilia Muñoz, Director, Domestic Policy Council for The White House comes this invitation. Do you have an immigration story to share? Share it with the country and the world: When Americans from all over the country — each with different backgrounds, each from different circumstances — all speak out with the same voice, it’s powerful in [...]
Opinion: Who do they think they are?
Do our Representatives in Congress represent “the people” or the NRA? Ever since the 1999 Columbine Massacre in Littleton, Colorado, gun violence has escalated universally. Therefore, we should have Universal Background Checks on gun sales that are consistent with gun violence. “We the people” re-elected President Obama and sent him to Washington with a clear agenda [...]
Art=Ammo joins families in protest against gun violence in Chicago
Mothers of young victims affected by gun violence, along with Art=Ammo (Artists Against Gun Violence) came together in the Chicago downtown area to honor their loved ones during a silent demonstration in April. The group created an artistic display in an effort to protest gun violence in the city underneath the Picasso display outside of the Daley Center [...]
Editorial: Guantanamo detainees hungering for justice
Dozens of men held indefinitely at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay are on a hunger strike, a non-violent form of resistance to injustice used famously by Mahatma Ghandi in the fight for Indian independence and Bobby Sands in opposing British rule over Northern Ireland. Now, the United States is the target of a hunger [...]
New play confronts violence in Chicago
Three months into 2013, Chicago has endured over 60 murders. Chicago citizens have voiced their anger over the city’s violence with campaigns, and President Barack Obama visited the city’s South Side to speak to civilians about gun control. A Chicago theater group is taking a different approach to speak out about the violence that is [...]
Murray Center’s closing leaves more than 250 developmentally disabled residents with tough choice
Just like any toddler, Karen Kelly’s son can throw a powerful temper tantrum. The only difference is Eric can break someone’s arm. Eric Schutzenhofer is a 39-year-old, 6-foot-5-inch, 250-pound severely autistic man who functions as a toddler. Because of the care he’s received, he hasn’t needed frequent restraints for autistic meltdowns since moving into Murray [...]
Best of the Web: Sequester and You
Propublica has pulled together the best of graphic and interactive ways for you to see what the sequester will mean for you or areas and projects you care about. Check out what the sequester is, what budget terms you need to know, and what effects the cuts will have on various programs in Illinois and [...]
Five things worth Chicagotalking about today, Feb. 18
1. Chicago continues to struggle with gun violence, and the impact of that gun violence on its young residents. Over the weekend two Chicago Public School students were shot and killed, and on Friday night, Chicago 18-year-old Janay McFarlane was shot and killed in North Chicago, just hours after her younger sister attended President Barack [...]
Five things worth Chicagotalking about today, Feb. 15
1. President Barack Obama is coming to Chicago this afternoon as part of his post-State of the Union tour. The Tribune’s John Kass says that is bad news for Mayor Rahm Emanuel, while the Washington Post predicts he will discuss raising the federal minimum wage, creating jobs for young people living in poverty and encouraging [...]
Chicago suffers deadliest January in more than a decade
This month has been the deadliest January in Chicago since 2002, a year that ended with 647 homicides in the city. There have been 44 murders in Chicago since the new year began, according to the Red Eye homicide tracker. That is four more than last January, a year in which the city gained national [...]
R.A.G.E. invites Greater Englewood Village to meeting at Ogden Park
The Englewood community group Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.) is seeking citizens looking to improve their community to come to their upcoming meeting next Tuesday and get involved in the betterment of Greater Englewood. The village meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 15 at Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine Ave., from 6:30- to 8 pm, [...]
African Americans Voting For Obama: Skin Color or Credentials?
On election night, five African Americans shared their views on whether it is fair to vote for President Barack Obama because of his race. “[African Americans] feel that it’s about time for a black president, so they say ‘Hey let’s vote for him,’” said Armoni Wilson, 21, a student at Columbia College Chicago. In 2008, [...]
Economy: Fiscal Cliff Looming Over Illinois Lawmakers
The package of tax increases and spending cuts known as the ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ takes effect in January unless Congress passes a budget deal by then. The economy would be hit so hard that it would likely sink into recession in the first half of 2013, economists say. Illinois’ Democratic lawmakers are facing their own description [...]
