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What We Want to Fight For: A Review of “Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change”
For several years, beginning in the mid-aughts, every few months I drove up to central Wisconsin from my home in Evanston to visit a relative serving time for multiple DUI arrests. She and I were very close as children, but in late adolescence, our lives diverged drastically—she married and had a baby, and I moved to Washington, D.C. for college. It wasn’t until she was sent to prison that we began writing letters to each other again and picked up where we’d left off.
Column: Caleb Williams has the Chicago Bears’ 3 star wide receivers, but throwing to running backs can lead to wins
On the first snap of 7-on-7 action Sunday morning, Caleb Williams dropped back, took a quick glance at his primary read and delivered the ball to running back D’Andre Swift, a check-down target, for a short and tidy gain. It’s not a play that would have induced large applause if the Chicago Bears had a public crowd at their second training camp practice at Halas Hall — this was a closed ...
Man drowns in Lake Michigan near Loyola Beach, Chicago police say
A man drowned in Lake Michigan near Loyola Beach in Rogers Park late Sunday night, Chicago police said.Police and the Chicago Fire Department responded to a person in distress at about 11:59 p.m. in the 1200-block of West Touhy Avenue.A witness told police that a 23-year-old man was last seen in the water and did not get out.A search was conducted and the man was pulled from the water and transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.Authorities have not released the victim's name.
Search intensifies for missing 82-year-old Skokie woman Tsering Wangyal, last seen nearly 1 week ago
It's been nearly a week since an elderly woman was reported missing in north suburban Skokie.Her family and friends ramped up their search efforts Sunday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe search intensified as dozens of volunteers gathered at Evanston's Tibetan Alliance of Chicago to get their marching orders. It is there where Tsering Wangyal's daughter, Tenzin Wangyal, believes her mother was trying to get to when she disappeared Monday afternoon."There was a service Monday evening at 5:30 p.m., and my dad and her spoke earlier in the day, and my dad told her they'd be leaving...
After 3 are shot, city forces Lyon’s Den hookah lounge to close
CHICAGO — The city has forced a troubled hookah lounge to close after three people were shot outside the business on Friday. It was the second shooting at the venue, which lies on the border of West Town and Wicker Park, in 18 months. Sunday afternoon, plywood covered the...
Argument on CTA platform turns violent: Woman injured, suspect in custody
CHICAGO - An argument on a Chicago Transit Authority platform turned violent, leaving one person injured and another person in custody. The incident happened at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of S. Dearborn Street. A 22-year-old woman was arguing with a 55-year-old man while on a CTA Blue...
Over a year in office, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign coffers still buoyed by unions
Since his election as mayor of Chicago in April last year, Brandon Johnson has raised $2.6 million, nearly half of which has come from a variety of labor organizations — some of them key backers from his election campaign, others that came around afterward. The progressive first-term mayor’s continued reliance on union support is no surprise after his campaign was mostly bankrolled by major ...
Jonathan Toews issues a message to Blackhawks fans for first time in years
A couple seasons ago, Jonathan Toews retired as the Captain of the Chicago Blackhawks. But that doesn't stop the love the Hawks fans have for Toews, and the love Toews has for the city. During his time in Chicago, Toews brought home three Stanley Cups, in 2010 beating the Philadelphia...
Pedestrian fatally struck on Bishop Ford Freeway
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on the Bishop Ford Freeway, shutting down all outbound lanes Monday morning. The pedestrian, who was a driver involved in a previous crash, was trying to cross traffic from their disabled vehicle in the middle lane when they were struck by a passing car around 2:23 a.m. near 159th Street, according to Illinois State Police.
'My tax bill increased 86%': Cook County homeowners confront assessor about property tax hike
COOK COUNTY - Homeowners in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are reeling from a dramatic increase in property taxes, with some expressing their frustrations directly to Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on Saturday. "When my wife saw the tax bill, the first thing she said, like the gentleman said earlier,...
D20 Peru All-Stars roll through State Softball prelims; Face Elmhurst in Monday semi-final
Coach Tara Backes's softball team hasn't seen any serious competition all weekend at the State Tourney in Evergreen Park. Backes told us the 8 – 10 year old All-Stars beat Twin Rivers – in the early game Saturday – 10 – 0. Ekko Baima had a triple and eight out of eleven players provided hits. Quinn Holman pitched three innings and Maeve Brandt pitched one inning in the four inning game.
Youth Job Center marks 41 years of helping local young adults
Destiny Frieson was working 12-hour shifts as a server at the Mather Evanston retirement home when a friend urged her to connect with the Youth Job Center. Two years later, she has helped deliver babies and sell houses – and is studying to become a software engineer. “I’m a...
Gov. Pritzker, Illinois Democratic leaders endorse Kamala Harris for president
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and state Democratic Party leaders endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president Monday, one day after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Harris himself.
Big Changes Coming to 23 Illinois Costco Stores in September
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That's actually not true for 23 Costco store locations in Illinois that will be changing in September and I predict many will be unhappy with what's coming. Let me be clear that I'm not business expert and I have no...
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