Illinois Legislation to Aid LGBTQ+ Veterans and Those with Mental Health Issues
Around one in four veterans receive discharges that bar them from receiving many state and federal services. They become…
Politics
Big Bad Wolf Offers Realistic Politics & Fantastical Romance
Part of the pleasure aspect of “pleasure reads” is their ability to help us escape. Escape the tedium and heaviness of o…
Voting in Person on Election Day? Here’s What You Need to Know
We’ve already rounded up everything you need to know about registering to vote, what Chicago-area women are running for …
Confused and Freaked Out About How to Vote? Same. So We Created This Guide
We all know how important voting is, but we are ignorant internet people and don’t always understand how to do it.Th…
Chicago-area Women Running for Office in 2020
We don't need to tell any of you how much this election matters, and with so much riding on the top of the ticket, it's …
Director Beth Wolf on Artemisia’s ‘The Suffrage Plays’
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Artemisia: A Chicago Theatre presents “The Suffrage Plays” feat…
Police Reform Dominates Discussion at ACLU’s Chicago Mayoral Forum
The first question was about police reform. Less than an hour after Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months for the ki…
Maria Hadden on Participatory Budgeting, Rogers Park and Her Historic Run for Chicago Alderman
Maria Hadden’s hand keeps raising up and down, like a lever that will automatically snap her arm up into a wave before l…
Chicago-area Women Running for Office in 2018
The bad political news: Well, you know. The good news: In response, there are thousands of women running for office in C…
#SameenaandLizz: Congressional Candidate Sameena Mustafa’s Twitter Q&A with Lizz Winstead
Chicagoan Sameena Mustafa is running a historic campaign in the 5th Congressional District: If elected, she'd be the fir…
