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Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas meet and pose for pictures after their debate forum concluded at Kenwood Academy 5015 S. Blackstone Ave. on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Johnson and Vallas will face off at the polls for the runoff election on April 4.

Johnson, Vallas face off in mayoral debate

By Elizabeth Rymut, K'Von Jackson, and Amanda Burris
March 19, 2023
Opinion: Chicago needs to decriminalize sex work

Opinion: Chicago needs to decriminalize sex work

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2023
Arewa Karen Winters urges the crowd of protesters to do research about candidates in the local elections coming up on Feb 28.

Protestors in Chicago demand justice for Black Memphis photographer killed by police at traffic stop

By Elizabeth Rymut, Managing Editor
January 31, 2023
Youth protesters, dressed in their Halloween costumes, demand funds from the proposed increased Chicago Police Department budget be reallocated to mental health services in the city.

#TreatmentNotTrauma demands mental health services over proposed CPD budget increases

By Ruth Johnson, Copy Editor
October 24, 2022
Command Center Supervisor Debra Lyons sits in Columbias Command Center where views from security cameras scattered across campus can be watched. Photo by Phil Dembinski courtesy of Campus Safety and Security.

Amid rising crime, campus security programs are available for students

By Laura Hawbaker and Robin Sluzas
September 13, 2022
Milagros Burgos and her husband Rafael Burgos hold candles in a moment of silence to remember those who have died from gun violence in Chicago and in the United States.

‘Enough is enough’: Vigil held in Union Park honors the 21 Robb Elementary School shooting victims

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
June 3, 2022
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Officials identify cause of death for man found on Columbia rooftop

By Olivia Cohen, News Editor
April 15, 2022
Police and firefighter personnel surround the 618 S. Michigan Ave. Monday, Feb. 21 in response to an individual being found face-down on the lower rooftop.

UPDATED: Man found dead on college rooftop was not a Columbia student, employee or contractor

By Olivia Cohen, News Editor
February 22, 2022
Little Village community members march west on 24th Street toward Ald. Michael D. Rodriguezs (22nd Ward) office, protesting the use of ShotSpotter in Chicago July 29.

Chicago Inspector General report questions ShotSpotter’s value; ACLU concerned

By Valentina Pucarelli, Photojournalist
September 14, 2021
A freshly cracked egg that was thrown at Autumn Schoolman, a member of the Chicago Egg Hunters Facebook group, rests on a Clark Street sidewalk. Courtesy of Autumn Schoolman.

Chicago residents attacked by eggs — how they came together to crack the case

By Nathan Sirkin, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2021
Jose Manuel Almanza giving a speech by Adam Toledo’s memorial in Little Village before marching to Ald. Michael D. Rodriguez’s (22nd Ward) office.

Little Village community members demand a stop to surveillance of Black and Brown communities

By Valentina Pucarelli, Photojournalist
August 4, 2021
James Wales, president of the South Loop Neighbors, talks with meeting attendees in small groups about how they can help form the neighborhood watch.

South Loop neighbors take first steps in forming neighborhood watch

By Zachary Clingenpeel, Co-Director of Photography
June 23, 2021
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