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Over the last week, the world has been, again, discussing Chicago’s perceived violence problem. This same excitement and…

09.05.18

Yesterday–June 26, 2018–was ranked as the most violent day in Chicago this year with 22 people killed and wounded within…

06.28.18

This weekend, more than 350 marches worldwide will highlight women’s issues and the importance of marching to the polls. In…

01.17.18

Kerris and BJ discuss Net Nuetrality, Mollison Elementary School, Slavery in Libya, and The new American Princess Meghan Markle.

12.01.17

Video filmed and edited by JJ Effect( Jason Boulware, Jean Matelski Boulware, and Mani Orr) Music by: DexLvL

11.21.17

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal for an expensive new police academy picked up a new, high-profile critic Wednesday: Chance the…

11.09.17

SOUTH SHORE — Developers unveiled plans Tuesday night for a new movie theater and restaurant complex in a former bank…

10.24.17

09.27.17

At a press conference held at a protest outside the Alden Wentworth nursing home, 255 W. 69th St., Gregory Kelley,…

05.01.17

A tragic case unfolded in Chicago's Southside neighborhood earlier this month in the fatal shooting of Circuit Court of Cook…

04.21.17