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President Biden Talks Vaccine Mandates in Chicago

President Biden arrives in Chicago this afternoon to discuss his plan for vaccine mandates. This comes one week after his scheduled visit was postponed...

Illinois’ Moratorium on Evictions Has Ended

After nearly two years, Illinois' moratorium on evictions ended on Sunday. The ban on evictions was enacted during the states' stay-at-home order and put...

EPIC Academy H.S. Selected as Site for Chicago Architecture Biennial

Epic Academy High School was the recipient of a sustainable outdoor learning lab. The Skidmore, Owens and Merrill (SOM) design team created a robotically fabricated...

Six Aldermen Urge Mayor Lightfoot to Drop Vaccine Mandate

Six aldermen sent a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot to reconsider a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees. “We firmly believe that your executive...

People of Color Call for Racial Equity in Environmental Sustainability Fields

A new study published in Nature Sustainability found that the dramatic underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in environmental sustainability fields...

Significant Decline in Routine Childhood Vaccinations

Recent data shows a 12.9 million dose gap in public vaccine orders in the U.S. for routine childhood vaccines in 2020-2021 compared to the...

20 Years Later. We are More Divided than Ever

Most of us remember where we were and what we were doing the morning of September 11th. Twenty years ago, I was not a...

From Defendant to Defender, Attorney Jarrett Adams continues to fight for Equality in the Legal System.

Jarrett Adams was only 17 years old when an all-white jury convicted him of a crime he didn't commit. As a result, he was...

Diversity is Not Enough

In the wake of major social and political change, employers large and small are taking steps to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion.  Despite growing...

Redlining in Cannabis is Cutting Off Opportunity For Black People.

The racial disparities in cannabis go as far back as 50 years ago. Black people are four times more likely to face marijuana-related offenses...