Chicago is the largest city in Illinois with roughly 2.9 million residents (2000 census). It is the center of the greater metropolitan area known as Chicagoland, which is home to approximately 10 million residents.
The city is largely Democratic. Chicago is located primarily in Cook County, but the city also stretches into DuPage County.
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Some tips for Black undergraduates nowadays Commentary by Chitown Kev I live roughly a mile from one of the student encampments protesting�Gaza and I am about a ten minute el ride from the student ...
by Black Kos
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April 24, 1968 (pdf) "300 Protesting Columbia Students Barricade Office of College Dean." I recall reading about this at the time, in high school. There was a lot going on in 1968. The Dems weren't smart about the Vietnam protestors, and it arguably...
by Land of Enchantment
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Gang Violence ... Gendered Realities in Central America and the Caribbean mirror nationalistic and armed resistance conflict globally, and vice versa. ...violence perpetrated by gangs and criminal groups, “even outside of armed...
by mettle fatigue
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NOTE: I re-run this diary every May 1. �Solidarity forever. In the US, May Day � used � to be the internationally-recognized day of recognition and celebration for Labor and its struggles--at ...
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Commentary: Black Scientists, Explorers, Inventors, and Pioneers By dopper0189, Black Kos Managing Editor Ernest Everett Just (August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941) was a pioneering African ...
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This article was originally run on March 13th on the website of The Progressive. On March 19, residents will vote on a ballot initiative that would raise some real estate property transfer taxes to fund affordable housing. For married couple Laval and...
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This article is a co-production of NY Brit Expat and Geminijen. What we decided we wanted to do was to allow women to speak for themselves, so we reproduced some quotes from the women that are the founders of the movement that led to the creation of...
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Tonight's selections from Cheap Trick’s 1977 sophomore album, In Color .
As one who grew up in Illinois, aware of Cheap Trick a full year before the band’s Epic Records signing and February ...
by Al Dorado
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What U.S. city would you say is the worst for congestion-caused traffic delay — Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco? The answer is Chicago. According to Inrix data, in the Windy City in 2022 (the latest year for which data is...
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Lawrence O’Donnell gave us a couple of reasons why dumping President Biden now would be a terrible mistake if we want to win the 2024 presidential election. First, Lawrence points out that President Biden is polling better against Donald Trump than any...
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