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2024-democratic-national-convention
  • by david hall
Chicago ready for DNC spotlight as nation's Democrats take over city

Inside the arena, Democrats will amplify their campaign messaging of positivity over “weird” and help highlight Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign as a trailblazing candidate who could become the first Black and Asian American woman to take the White House. Outside, protesters will do their…

immigration
  • by david hall
For migrant kids in Chicago, a free soccer program offered a little summer fun

The Amigos Unidos FC, or United Friends, program mostly drew children who are from Colombia and Venezuela. Two friends at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign started it, aiming to reach migrant kids who love soccer.

crime
  • by david hall
Cook County corrections deputy facing smuggling charges after police find 'drug-soaked paper' in her home

Shadonna Jones, a 54-year-old Lynwood resident who was hired as a deputy in 2019, faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, according to the sheriff’s office.

2024-democratic-national-convention
  • by david hall
Days before DNC, legal groups fire off letter to mayor, top cop raising alarms about possible police abuse

The letter was signed by 65 organizations, lawyers and legal workers, including the ACLU of Illinois and the Civil Rights & Police Accountability Project of the University of Chicago Law School.