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Kelly Ayotte, a former U.S. senator from Hampshire, spoke with audience members following the University of Chicago Institute of Politics event. Throughout the discussion, Ayotte noted the lack of Republican women running for public offices.

Record female candidacies could make 2018 the ‘Year of the Woman’

May 7, 2018
Jose S. Landaverde, an activist and priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Little Village led the march of protesters past the Thompson Center. 

Immigrant workers protest on May Day, insist policy change

May 5, 2018
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs held a forum to discuss “securing democracy” at One Prudential Plaza, 130 E. Randolph St., on April 25. The panelists were co-directors of The Alliance for Securing Democracy and Senior Fellows for The German Marshall Fund of the United States Jamie Fly and Laura Rosenberger. The panel was led by the Director of Government and Diplomatic Programs at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Matt Abbott. 

Experts say Russia attack on US democracy targeted weaknesses

April 30, 2018
Legislation could fill need for mental health assistance in Illinois schools

Legislation could fill need for mental health assistance in Illinois schools

April 28, 2018
Joe Padilla, a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joined The People’s Lobby in protest of Cook County’s cash bail system.

Lawsuit, rally draws attention to Cook County bail reform

April 21, 2018
Info courtesy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Immigration policy shift affects more than DACA

April 16, 2018
Chicago population decrease may reflect lack of jobs, crime, housing

Chicago population decrease may reflect lack of jobs, crime, housing

April 15, 2018
Jim Allen, communication director for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, noticed an up-tick in early and mail-in voting in the 2018 primaries.

Experts analyze primary election results

April 7, 2018
Do privacy laws exist in cyberspace? Illinois joins lawsuit against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica over alleged data breach

Do privacy laws exist in cyberspace? Illinois joins lawsuit against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica over alleged data breach

April 2, 2018
Ballot mishaps at primaries highlight third party struggle

Ballot mishaps at primaries highlight third party struggle

April 1, 2018
Elsie Hernandez, president of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago, stands for a portrait in the museum's space at 4654 N. Racine Ave. 

Notable Native: Elsie Hector Hernandez

March 26, 2018
Old Chicago Main Post on 433 West Van Buren St. is now recognized as a Chicago landmark and after more than 20 years of vacancy, will be developed into retail and office spaces. 

Look around: Landmarks preserve Chicago history

March 26, 2018
Carol Marin, an NBC Chicago journalist, moderated the attorney general candidate forum. 

Attorney general candidates address conflicts of interest, sexual harassment, gun violence

March 12, 2018
State program to encourage more students pursue STEM

State program to encourage more students to pursue STEM

March 10, 2018
Bela Urbina, a 15-year-old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks to the 1,000 protesters gathered at the Florida Capitol for the Rally in Tally in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Chicago students plan gun violence walk-out

March 5, 2018
ServiceNow is currently working out of a temporary workspace in the Fulton Market, before moving to a permanent location. 

Windy City isn’t new Silicon Valley

March 5, 2018
Students and others listen as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley spoke at the University of Chicgao Institute of Politics in her first ever visit to a university. 

Ambassador Haley: UN diplomats are glued to Trump’s tweets

February 26, 2018
Outdoor cafés on Wabash spice up neighborhood

Outdoor cafés on Wabash spice up neighborhood

February 25, 2018
Decriminalization may be road to legalization in Illinois

Decriminalization may be road to legalization in Illinois

February 19, 2018
Aging equipment could threaten future Illinois elections

Aging equipment could threaten future Illinois elections

February 19, 2018
Kelly Shingleton, 29, enjoyed her meal  at the Chicago French Market, 131 N. Clinton St., Feb. 8. The French Market is one of five popular food halls in Chicago.

Chicago has appetite for food halls

February 12, 2018
An X-rated freedom: when porn preferences and sexuality don’t align

An X-rated freedom: when porn preferences and sexuality don’t align

February 12, 2018
To bang or not to bang—that is your choice

To bang or not to bang—that is your choice

February 12, 2018
‘Lady Doritos’ another example of distasteful gendered products

‘Lady Doritos’ another example of distasteful gendered products

February 10, 2018
Study: Chicago South, West sides feel misrepresented in media

Study: Chicago South, West sides feel misrepresented in media

February 8, 2018
A proposed extension route to the CTA red line will extend the southbound ending from 95th/Dan Ryan to 130th.

CTA proposes route for transportation desert

February 5, 2018
The City of Chicago is the second entity to sue U.S. Steel, a corporation that sits across the lake in Portage, Indiana, visible from Promontory Point in Hyde Park. U.S. Steel violated its clean water permit when it discharged chromium into the lake last year. 

City sues US Steel for polluting Lake Michigan

January 29, 2018
New law addresses gender, trauma in women’s prisons

New law addresses gender, trauma in women’s prisons

January 27, 2018
Leslie Munger, deputy governor of Illinois, Kevin Davenport, associate loan officer for the Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, Jason Johnson, director of entrepreneurship for the Chicago Urban League, Evelyn Diaz, president of Heartland Alliance and Dan Sprehe, managing director of corporate responsibility for the Central Region at JPMorgan Chase & Co, spoke on the Inspiring Investment in Chicago Neighborhoods panel on Jan. 17 at Ferguson Hall, 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Experts: Chicago needs collaboration, neighborhood investment

January 24, 2018
CPD attributes gun violence reduction to new tech

CPD attributes gun violence reduction to new tech

January 22, 2018
Neha Gill, executive director of Apna Ghar, Inc., poses for a photograph Jan. 17 in the organization's offices at 4350 N. Broadway.

Notable Native: Neha Gill

January 20, 2018
Journalists, take a look at your own newsrooms

Journalists, take a look at your own newsrooms

December 11, 2017
Georgiana Rose Simpson’s bust is the first installment of the Monumental Women Project started by Shae Omonijo and Asya Akca, two political science students at the University of Chicago.

Chicago black history discovered through public art

December 11, 2017
CTA riders will see a 25 cent increase per ride and a $5 increase for the monthly passes starting January 2018. It is unclear whether the cost of Columbia’s Ventra U-Pass will increase for the Fall 2018 Semester. 

CTA raises fares for 2018, cites state budget cuts

December 4, 2017
State program trains police, public on dementia

State program trains police, public on dementia

December 4, 2017
Surazon Nushusin, left, and Mohammad Miah are Rohingya refugees who come to the cultural center to learn English every week. A volunteer English as Second Language teacher helps them practice numbers and colors using toy cars. 

North Side cultural center unites Rohingya refugees together

November 28, 2017
Chicago couple Amy Little and Lee Ravenscroft operate Working Bikes, a nonprofit that has donated more than 50,000 bikes worldwide since 1999. Bikes give residents of impoverished countries mobility and independence, Little said. 

Notable Native: Amy Little and Lee Ravenscroft

November 27, 2017
A Holiday Dilemma: When going home for Thanksgiving means entering a world of pain

A Holiday Dilemma: When going home for Thanksgiving means entering a world of pain

November 20, 2017
A designated walking/biking section of Lakeshore trail runs parallel to Lake Shore Drive, which has a 40 mph speed limit, and some vehicular access points.

Bike path safety questioned after NYC terror attack

November 13, 2017
Former New York Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff (left) and former Chicago Deputy Mayor Steve Koch (right) discussed how the two municipalities can compete as global cities with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. 

Chicago vs. New York City: Former deputy mayors compare city vitality, growth

November 13, 2017
An Oct. 23 open letter to the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives stated misogyny is alive and well in Springfield. 

Politicians say ‘no more’ to sexual harassment in state Capitol

November 6, 2017
Initiative closes gap in CPS college courses

Initiative closes gap in CPS college courses

November 6, 2017
Showtime’s “The Chi” created this convenience store for a set, then threw away all the food used as props in North Lawndale—one of Chicago’s worst  food deserts.

Food deserts still plague South Side neighborhoods

October 30, 2017
Women, diversity needed across all galaxies

Women, diversity needed across all galaxies

October 30, 2017
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, speaks at the Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., about her experience with civil organizing and activism Oct. 19.

Dolores Huerta talks activism, politics

October 25, 2017
Some believe the historic hotel is haunted, but Congress Plaza Hotel management does not support the rumors. But the hotel also hosts the annual Haunted Halloween Ball. 

Haunted rumors don’t spook business from Congress Hotel

October 23, 2017
Study: Climate change endangers Midwest infrastructure

Study: Climate change endangers Midwest infrastructure

October 23, 2017
Info courtesy of The Kaiser Family Foundation

State law protects women from federal birth control regulation

October 16, 2017
Families gathered in Welles Park Oct. 5 for the Walk Strong march to bring awareness to recent sexual assault reports in the neighborhood.

Sexual assaults on North Side raise safety questions

October 9, 2017
CPD video series sheds light on police suicide

CPD video series sheds light on police suicide

October 9, 2017
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