
Chicago shootings leave 12 dead, over 60 injured in long weekend of gun violence
A dozen people were killed and at least 62 wounded in gun violence that rang out across Chicago over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend. In the most recent violence, five people were wounded in an apparent More...

Chicago to close 50 schools, Rahm Emanuel, ‘neoliberal educational culture’
The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools, a controversial move that drew sharp criticism from the city’s teachers union. The vote comes two months after officials announced plans More...