The McCormick YMCA’s annual “Halloween at the Y” event brought Logan Square’s families together for holiday fun.
Dozens gathered in the Beverly Arts Center on Oct. 26 for a panel discussion called “Dismantling Hate,” moderated by progressive Democrats running in Illinois’ upcoming congressional elections, Robert Eammons and Marie Newman.
Read MoreBack in September, Chicagoans across the city opened their yards to visitors for the 2019 Windy City Coop and Eco-yard Tour. Residents from 17 of Chicago’s 50 wards showcased their chicken coops, livestock, backyard gardens and highlighted the importance of urban agriculture in the two-day event.
Read MoreOn Saturday, October 19th, Artists, students, residents and all those looking to get into a spooky mood for the Halloween holiday came together for the Art in the Dark parade on State Street in Downtown Chicago.
Read MoreThe ‘Figures of Speech’ exposition by Virgil Abloh came to an end September 29 and left visitors feeling more open-minded and connected to the artist.
Read MoreBlack Chicagoans talk Halloween nostalgia and safe places to trick-or-treat
Read MoreOn Tuesday, 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) visited Chicago’s West Side to stand in solidarity with teachers on the fourth school day of their strike.
Read MoreConversely, independent local bookstores are thriving and contributing to Chicago’s economy.
Read MoreA group of volunteers and staff from environmental and economic development non-profit Blacks In Green recently introduced a pollinator garden to the West Woodlawn area.
Read Morea new initiative by the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and Delta Institute could see a Chicago Fire Station transformed into a commercial kitchen that would benefit both street vendors and the community.
Read MoreVolunteers gathered on Oct. 12 at the preServe garden to help Slow Food Chicago achieve their mission of good, clean, and fair food.
Read MoreOn Sept. 13th to 15th, Chicago-based performance artist Po’Chop created “The People’s Church of the G.H.E.T.T.O (greatest history ever told to our people)” at Blanc Gallery, Bronzeville.
Read MoreLast year Robin Boose, a teacher at Ashe Elementary located in Avalon Park, school had to deal with teaching a class with 40 students. Talking about this situation brought her to tears. She felt it was ridiculous to teach an overcrowded classroom all by herself.
Read MoreHundreds gathered at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple in support of the impending Chicago Teachers Union’s strike on Monday preceding a march downtown.
Read MoreThe Democratic Socialists of America held a fundraiser at The Hideout for the Chicago Teachers Union’s impending strike on Friday
Read MoreThe Newberry Library has launched a series of public programs, together titled “Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots”, to commemorate and examine the long term impact of the riots.
Read MoreFor a lot of people the most vivid memories of growing up, the ones that can often leave the firmest impressions, include the hazy recollections of playtime.
Read MoreOn Friday Sep 21, 2019 thousands of students in the Chicagoland area ditched their classrooms and took to the streets to demand U.S. government to increase their efforts to combat climate change.
Read MoreWithin mainstream American culture exists a polarized spectrum where religion is painted as either an oppressive barrier to freedom or as an emancipatory path to ultimate salvation. As a result- those trying to exist in the gray zone between holding progressive beliefs and maintaining theist values are held at a public moral standstill.
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