Chicago helped build the political career of President Barack Obama. Now, the Windy City will be home to his presidential library, according to reports in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune. “Mr. Obama’s library will be in his adopted home, Chicago’s South Side, according to two people who were briefed about the decision. Both…
A public meeting is set for a proposed fare increase on the South Shore. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) will host five separate meetings, two of which will be in the South Bend metro area. The proposed fare increase will affect pre-purchase fares with the increase ranging from 10 to 15 percent. Tickets…
Media outlets have used the mugshot of a 19 year old University of Illinois – Chicago biology student in an alleged rape case that has drawn international headlines and comparisons to the popular novel (and now movie) 50 Shades of Grey. The pop culture reference was due to the apparent use of human bondage in…
Thousands of workers in several different low-pay industries—including fast food, airlines, and health care—staged protests throughout the country on Thursday to demand a $15 an hour minimum wage, improved benefits, and collective bargaining rights, marking the two-year anniversary of the movement that has come to be known as the Fight for 15. Protests and walkouts…
Chicago will soon be the largest city in America with a minimum wage of $13 an hour or more. The Chicago City Council today passed a minimum wage ordinance that will gradually raise the minimum wage from $8.25 to $13 in 2019. The city’s minimum wage will increase to $10 an hour on July 1….
A man has been extradited from Cook County, Illinois to the St. Joseph County Jail on murder charges. Erique D. Raggs was taken into custody in Chicago on October 21, 2014. The prosecutor’s office says that he peacefully surrendered to US Marshals and Chicago Police. Raggs was wanted in connection to the September 14 murder…
Stanley Kubrick is best known for Hollywood blockbusters like 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket. But before he was a film director, he was a photographer. Kubrick’s career began as a photographer. His experience began in college for a school publication. Things began to take off for him…
Karen Lewis, the often colorful and combative boss of the Chicago Teachers Union, has declined a run for mayor in the city of Chicago. Lewis suffered from an undisclosed “serious illness” that required surgery last week. She remains in the hospital. “Karen Lewis has decided to not pursue a mayoral bid,” said Jay Travis, the…
A three judge panel in Chicago has thrown out same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the states’ bans were unconstitutional. The ruling came months after lower federal courts found the bans violated basic rights of Indiana and Wisconsin citizens. “Same-sex couples, who would otherwise qualify…
Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League team is on a roll. Jackie Robinson West defeated Pacific Little League region champs of Lynnwood, Washington in a 12-2 rout after winning the Illinois state championship and clinching the Great Lakes regional title. Their ten run lead forced the mercy rule in the fifth inning. Equally as impressive…
