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Jens Ludwig: More spending won’t be enough to reduce Chicago’s gun violence
Chicago Tribune· 33 minutes agoGun violence was the top issue for Chicago voters in the most recent mayoral election. What Chicagoan looks at a victim such as 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams, shot to death at a McDonald’s drive-thru ...
In Chicago, a mayor with activist roots prepares for a potentially volatile Democratic convention
NBC Universal via AOL· 33 minutes agoIn an interview, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wouldn't tolerate chaos at the Democratic...
Council public safety chair wants details of Democratic convention transportation plan: 'We’re...
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoWith the Democratic National Convention just three months away, an influential City Council member is demanding answers about how convention ...
Democrats work to keep protests from disrupting Chicago convention, with concerns over parallels to...
ABC News· 7 days agoIn 1968, violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with hundreds of protesters...
Pro-Palestinian protesters come face-to-face with Israeli Independence celebration in Chicago
CBS News· 14 hours agoIsraelis celebrated 76 years of independence, while Palestinians continued to protest the war with...
Chicago Would Like Everyone to Stop Talking About 1968
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago understands the comparison to 1968. Once again, the city...
Secret Service appears unlikely to move RNC protest zone despite pressure from Republicans
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoDeSiato said in March that Pere Marquette Park would be a "likely candidate" for the speaker's...
Brandon Johnson hits back
Politico· 2 days agoPLAYBOOK Q&A: Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed back at critics who say he’s not doing anything to avoid chaos at the Democratic National Convention ...
Is it 1968 all over again?
The Week· 1 day agoIt seems that way to some observers of the campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war. "The turmoil we're seeing brings back memories of the widespread...
Democrats Brace for Gaza War Protests at Convention in Chicago
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoAn onslaught of unrest on college campuses this spring over the war in Gaza has heightened concerns...