Jon Burge Torture Survivors Honored in Design for Future Public Memorial

Holmes is one of the 125 or so Black Chicagoans who suffered under the hand of former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.

Video Profile, The Real ChiDonell McNairyMay 28, 2019Alex Ding, arts & culture, Chicago, The Real ChiComment

Through Poetry, Luya Bridges Gaps and Diasporas in Chicago

In a red, brick building in Pilsen, about 75 attendees squeezed into ISA Studios, a multidisciplinary arts and community space where roughly twenty storytellers took the stage to deliver their stories in the form of spoken word, music, and performances.

Video Profile, The Real ChiDonell McNairyMay 20, 2019Alex Ding, arts & culture, Chicago, North LawndaleComment

After setback in Springfield, organizers say rent control is “past due”

Holding banners that read “lift the ban” and “rent control now,” protesters chanted, “J.B. keep your word!” and asked Pritzker to honor his campaign promise to support the repeal of the state's rent control ban. They were accompanied by aldermanic candidate Rossanna Rodriguez-Sanchez and Alderman Carlos Rosa-Ramirez, who shared stories of the housing squeeze from the 35th ward.