By Gregory Pratt, Alice Yin and A.D. Quig, February 8, 2023 Chicago mayoral candidates spoke out about dirty trains, late buses and low Read more
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Block Club Chicago: Homelessness Crisis At O’Hare Shows More City Support Is Needed On NW Side And Beyond, Advocates Say
By Ariel Parrella-Aureli, February 7, 2023 The city’s 2023 budget and recent national grants are allotted to address homelessness, but Read more
Reader: Chaos theory
By Ben Joravsky, February 7, 2023 How far will Chicago dare to go in its experiment with democracy? One of the Read more
Chicago Mag: Red Wave
By, EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND, Dec 12, 2022 Democratic socialists see the upcoming City Council elections as a chance to build Read more
WGN 9: City Council doesn’t pass vote for homelessness relief bill; progressive caucus slams mayor
By Sean Lewis, Nov 14, 2022 CHICAGO — There was a hope that delaying the start of a city council Read more
WBBM: Grassroots groups say mayor Lightfoot has failed on a promise
Grassroots groups say mayor Lightfoot has failed on a promised to help tens of thousands of people in Chicago who are homeless. Read more
Chicago Tribune: Protesters march from homeless encampment to City Hall to highlight Chicago’s ongoing homelessness Crisis
By Jordan Anderson Activists gathered Thursday morning in downtown Chicago to protest the removal of winterized tents that had been tagged Read more
WTTW: Lightfoot Uses 2023 Budget to Tout Progressive Credentials as She Gears Up for Challenges from All Sides
Heather Cherone, Oct 11, 2022 Mayor Lori Lightfoot won a commanding victory in the 2019 race for Chicago mayor after Read more
Chicago Tribune: Matt Martin and Maria Hadden: A progressive real estate transfer tax would help the city tackle homelessness
By Matt Martin and Maria Hadden, Oct 7, 2022 On Sept. 6, a woman and her partner visited the 49th Ward Read more
WTTW: New Report Finds At Least 65,000 People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago
Eunice Alpasan, Oct 5, 2022 A recent report by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless found at least 65,000 people were experiencing Read more
