About 40,000 state laws taking effect at the start of the new year will change rules about getting abortions in New Hampshire, learning about gays and lesbians in California, getting jobs in Alabama and even
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Voting Rights Celebrated in August
Two voting rights anniversaries were celebrated during August, but they also recall historic divisions between the main beneficiaries…… Read More
Read moreHawthorne tattoo shop owner creates Batman art to help shooting victims fund
A local artist is doing his part to use his love of Batman to help people suffering from a tragedy that has rocked the nation………Read More
Read moreDNA and “the Banality of Evil”
“Mainstream media fixation on the DNA evidence has eclipsed focus on the victims’ families as well as consideration of the case’s double-edged implications for communities of color in the U.S.” …. Read More
Read moreComic Book Adventure: Blank Mission or Discover Treasure
C2E2 stands for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. It by line reads that this convention spans the “latest and greatest from comics, movies, television toys, anime, magna, and video games.” It was held earlier this year in March and took place at the enormous McCormick Place as opposed to Rosemont Theatre in the suburbs…… Read More
Read moreCTA Offers Free Rides to CPS Students during Strike
Spetember 10, 2012 (CHICAGO) — The Chicago Transit Authority announced Monday that it will provide free rides to Chicago Public School students during the strike. The free rides on CTA buses and trains — which
Read moreFree Tutoring under the No Child Left Behind Law
Hundreds of thousands of students are eligible for free tutoring under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, but less than 15% of them are getting it, according to the U.S. Department of Education……. Read More
Read moreWhere to Send Your Kids While Chicago Teachers Strike
William H. Ray Elementary School in Hyde Park is one of the 144 sites that will be open to children for parents to drop them off at least for part of the day Monday…… Read More
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