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News & Politics
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Feature
Aug 7, 2018
Slideshow
‘This is a march of civil disobedience’ [PHOTOS]
Scenes from last week's protest that shut down Lake Shore Drive
By Olivia Obineme
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chicago
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olivia obineme
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chicago cubs
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wrigley field
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wrigleyville
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greg livingston
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tio hardiman
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ameena matthews
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joe olszewski
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mayor rahm emanuel
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eddie johnson
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cpd
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chicago police department
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Bleader
Jul 27, 2018
Lake Shore Drive marchers: Here's the real lowdown on the city's budget
According to Cook County clerk David Orr, in the last year alone $660 million in property taxes went into tax increment financing (TIF) districts.
By Ben Joravsky
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Tio Hardiman
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Rahm Emanuel
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TIFs
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Raise Your Hand Coalition
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DePaul basketball arena
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Marriott Hotel
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Navy Pier
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North Lawndale
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Father Pfleger
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Bleader
Feb 22, 2018
Attorney and former
Playboy
model Corri Fetman calls out ‘body-shaming’ attack ad in judicial campaign
A Facebook video mocks Fetman for bodybuilding, calls her a “poser.”
By Maya Dukmasova
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Corri Fetman
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Tom Sianis
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Cook County circuit court
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Cook County circuit court Judge
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Matt Harrington
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Judicial Inquiry Board
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body shaming
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Lawyer of Love
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Playboy
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Chicago Progressive Candidate
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Tio Hardiman
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Chris Kennedy
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William “Dock” Walls
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Kathy Twine
Columns & Opinion
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On Politics
Feb 15, 2018
Looking for the most progressive Democrat in the governor's race who's least likely to sell us out
Biss, Daiber, Hardiman, Kennedy, Pritzker—man, I can’t make up my mind.
By Ben Joravsky
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On Politics
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J.B. Pritzker
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Daniel Biss
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Chris Kennedy
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Tio Hardiman
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Bob Daiber
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Bruce Rauner
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Jeanne Ives
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Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
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Bernie bros
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Stephanie Neely
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Litesa Wallace
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Juliana Stratton
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Paul Vallas
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Carol Ammons
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Bleader
Aug 31, 2016
CPD moves to fire Jason Van Dyke and other cops involved in Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, a call to bring back CeaseFire with $3 million in state funding.
By Kate Shepherd
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Eddie Johnson
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Rahm Emanuel
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Chicago Public Schools
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Troy LaRaviere
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Brookfield Zoo
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Cookie
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Bleader
Mar 30, 2016
Video
Chicago rapper Wil Akogu fights against inner and outer enslavement on 'Buried Alive'
On his recent EP,
The Language of the Soul
, 19-year-old Wil Akogu turns his journey to find himself into an invitation to other lost brethren.
By Tiffany Walden
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Buried Alive
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Liam Trumble
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Tio Hardiman
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CeaseFire
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Jedidiah Brown
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Schaumburg
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Nigeria
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Bleader
Mar 19, 2014
In some ways, the 2014 primaries brought out the best in Illinois politics
Highlights of the 2014 primary elections
By Mick Dumke
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Bruce Rauner
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Joe Berrios
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Toni Berrios
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Will Guzzardi
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Derrick Smith
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Pamela Reaves-Harris
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Ike Carothers
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Isaac Carothers
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Richard Boykin
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Danny Davis
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Blake Sercye
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Toni Preckwinkle
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Rahm Emauel
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Christian Mitchell
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Mariyana Spyropoulos
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Richard Durbin
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Jan Schakowsky
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Water Reclamation District
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Jesse White
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Bleader
Mar 4, 2014
Democrat Tio Hardiman wants you to know that he and his campaign for governor still exist
The longtime antiviolence activist vows to "shock the world" in the March 18 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
By Mick Dumke
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Tio Hardiman
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CeaseFire
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Brunell Donald
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Illinois
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Bleader
Jun 2, 2013
Ceasefire Illinois head charged with domestic battery
The Illinois director of CeaseFire is charged after his wife filed a report.
By Deanna Isaacs
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Seriously?
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News
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Ceasefire Illinois
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Tio Hardiman
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Hillside Police Department
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The Interrupters
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Alex Kotlowitz
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Steve James
,
Kartemquin
Columns & Opinion
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On Media
Mar 20, 2012
Can the virus of violence be filmed?
A gang crimes cop points out what
The Interrupters
missed
By Michael Miner
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Ceasefire
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Tio Hardiman
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interrupting
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Steve James
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Alex Kotlowitz
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Englewood
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Little Village
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gangbanging
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drug trade
Film
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Movie Feature
Jul 7, 2011
The Interrupters
: Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz document CeaseFire
By Deanna Isaacs
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Steve James
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Alex Kotlowitz
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CeaseFire
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Tio Hardiman
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The Interrupters
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Cobe Williams
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Eddie Bocanegra
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Ameena Matthews
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Hoop Dreams
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