Amisha Patel: The Trust Is Bust
Apr 24Mayor Emanuel's ordinance does not protect Chicago working families. It creates a new level of systemic inequity. Stand with working families and vote no on the Chicago Infrastructure Trust. »
The latest about Back of the Yards from HuffingtonPost.com Chicago
Farming In 'The Jungle': Old Chicago Meat Plant Revamped
Apr 08CHICAGO -- They call this place the Back of the Yards, a neighborhood in the middle of the city once filled with acres and acres... »
John Fecile: With Mental Health Clinic Closures Imminent, Protesters Take To The Streets
Mar 09March 6, Chicagoans across the city took to the streets to rally against the proposed closures of six of the city's twelve mental health clinics over the next month and a half. »
Saul Alinsky Surfaces As GOP Bogeyman
Jan 27Republicans in general, and Newt Gingrich in specific, pepper their rhetoric with mentions of Saul Alinsky. "And I believe, if we have a big election... »
WATCH: Film Tackles Scandal At Historic Black Cemetery
Jan 06In the summer of 2009, three gravediggers and a cemetery manager in Alsip, Ill., 12 miles south of Chicago, were exposed in an elaborate money-grubbing... »
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein: DHS Closure Sparks Confusion, Controversy
Nov 14What should public agencies do during this time of extended economic downturn? What should the residents do? Do you know people who work full-time and are hungry? »
