December 9, 2015—The “Merry Mistletoe” event is the Lake Forest Woman’s Club annual Christmas luncheon fundraiser. This year’s event, held at Exmoor Country Club, included a super silent auction, holiday market, mistletoe raffle, and a festive fashion show featuring selections from the York Furrier 84th Anniversary Collection (furs, fine outerwear, and accessories) and Peach Carr … Read more
Sandra Bland, Garry McCarthy’s report, Chance the Rapper, and more
The vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union has some ideas on how to fix CPS’s finances for the mayor and head of schools.
November 21, 2015—The Auditorium Theatre hosted The Billy Strayhorn Festival Gala Celebration in the Hilton Chicago’s illustrious Grand Ballroom featuring entertainment by Orbert Davis and The Rich Daniels Quintet. The event was attended by nearly 300 guests and raised $215,000 to support Auditorium Theatre initiatives. Following the Gala, guests boarded trolleys en route to the … Read more
Five months after Sandra Bland was found hanging in a Texas jail cell, her family still searches for resolution. An intimate look at a life interrupted.
His replacement might not be all that different.
Community concerns come to the fore in the Police Board of Chicago’s application.
Hundreds of protestors walked from the Loop to the Gold Coast calling for Rahm Emanuel’s resignation.
But they’re rare, illegal in Chicago, and very, very expensive.
Other cities that have been through DOJ-led police reforms, and that are going through them right now, have brought activists and the police union to the negotiating table. Is Chicago ready for that much reform?
