Attorney General Raoul Secures Order Temporarily Blocking the U.S. Postal Service’s Mail Voting Rule
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 25 states, has secured a temporary restraining order (TRO)... Read more
Lawmakers Call Out DHS Over ICE Plans to Use Electric Shock Gloves
By: Ashmar Mandou U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has granted a $16.7 million contract for more than... Read more
Labor Day Fun
Compiled by Ashmar Mandou Pilsen Mexican Independence Day Parade Saturday, September 5, 12:00 p.m. The 25th... Read more
Chicago Park District and Friends of Big Marsh Open the Newest BMX Bucket-List Experience in the Midwest
The Chicago Park District and Friends of Big Marsh joined Southeast Side residents and bike enthusiasts... Read more
El Fiscal General Raoul Obtiene Orden que Bloquea Temporalmente la Norma del Servicio Postal de los E.U. Sobre el Voto por Correo
El Fiscal General Kwame Raoul, como parte de una coalición de 25 estados, ha obtenido una orden de restricción... Read more
Legisladores Cuestionan a DHS por Planes de ICE de Utilizar Guantes de Descarga Eléctrica
Por Ashmar Mandou El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de E. U. ha subsidiado un contrato de $16.7... Read more
Diversión en el Día del Trabajo
Recopilado por Ashmar Mandou Desfile del Día de la Independencia Mexicana en Pilsen Sábado, 5 de septiembre,... Read more
Chicago Park District y Friends of Big Marsh Inauguran la Experiencia de BMX Más Destacada del Medio Oeste
El 29 de agosto, Chicago Park District y la organización Friends of Big Marsh se unieron a los residentes... Read more
O’Hare Calling on Artists for New Public Art Program
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)... Read more
The Día de Muertos Exhibition Returns and More at NMMA
The National Museum of Mexican Art is delighted to announce the upcoming exhibition Where Memory Lives: 40... Read more
Latest News
- 09/03 Lawmakers Demand an End to DHS’s $16.7M Contract to Purchase Electric Shock Gloves
- 09/03 How My Office Handles Billions — and Protects Every Penny
- 09/03 City of Chicago Launches Neighborhood Market Grant Program
- 09/03 Attorney General Raoul Secures Order Temporarily Blocking the U.S. Postal Service’s Mail Voting Rule
- 09/03 Malcolm X College and City Colleges of Chicago to Name Center after U.S. congressman Danny K. Davis
- 09/03 Chicago Public Schools Announces Appointment of Chief Health Officer
- 09/03 First West Nile Virus Cases Reported in Suburban Cook County
- 09/03 After School Matters Opens Applications for Fall Programs During 35th Anniversary Year
Local News
Lawmakers Demand an End to DHS’s $16.7M Contract to Purchase Electric Shock Gloves
This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee in the Committee of Homeland Security, led 49 colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the… Read more
Federal Judge Sentences Man to 19 Years in Prison for Violently Robbing Two Banks in Downtown Chicago
A federal judge has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for violently robbing two banks in downtown Chicago. Jawad H. Hakeem, 51, of Waukegan, Ill., committed two armed… Read more
Education
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Malcolm X College and City Colleges of Chicago to Name Center after U.S. congressman Danny K. Davis
Malcolm X College (MXC) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) are proud to announce the official naming ceremony of a brand-new community center at Malcolm X College West Campus (MXCW),… Read more
- Chicago Public Schools Announces Appointment of Chief Health Officer
- After School Matters Opens Applications for Fall Programs During 35th Anniversary Year
Business
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How My Office Handles Billions — and Protects Every Penny
By Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer Two times a year, my office mails nearly 1.8 million property tax bills and collects about $20 billion. That’s not a typo — $20… Read more
- City of Chicago Launches Neighborhood Market Grant Program
- Attorney General Raoul Secures Order Temporarily Blocking the U.S. Postal Service’s Mail Voting Rule
Health
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First West Nile Virus Cases Reported in Suburban Cook County
Cook County Department of Public Health has reported the first four cases of West Nile virus in suburban Cook County this season. All four cases were identified in adults. CCDPH is encouraging residents to take precautions to prevent West Nile Virus…. Read more
- HIV on the Decline in Chicago
- CDC Launches New Overdose Prevention Data Channel
Commentary
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Censorship Since 9/11
By Daniel Nardini There are two things I will never forget when the Al Qaeda attacks happened on September 11, 2001. First, the sheer shock I think almost all Americans… Read more
- The Necessity for Age Limits for Public Office
- Generation Loss
