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Illinois gun legislation is one of the strictest in the nation, but what is its impact on crime rates?

Illinois gun legislation is one of the strictest in the nation, but what is its impact on crime rates?

By Jason Flynn and George Wiebe
May 19, 2021
A spectator looks on as Jack B. and Seth M. loaded guns at a shooting range in the Chicago, Ill. suburbs.

Left wing gun owners look for ‘a healthy amount of detente’

By Jason Flynn, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2021
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker takes questions from the media on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 at the School of Mass Communication and Media Arts at SIU.

125 Illinois National Guard members activated, protests expected to continue in Chicago

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2021
Supporters of a unionization effort at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama march on the sidewalk for a Day of Solidarity on March 20, 2021, in downtown Chicago, Ill.

Revolutionary groups foster political education through community service programs

By Jason Flynn, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
Supporters of a unionization effort at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama march on the sidewalk for a Day of Solidarity on March 20, 2021, in downtown Chicago, Ill.

Chicagoland Amazon employees walk out ahead of Alabama union vote

By Jason Flynn, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2021
Supporters of a unionization effort at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama march on the sidewalk for a Day of Solidarity on March 20, 2021, in downtown Chicago, Ill.

Chicago warehouse workers and socialists gather for International Day of Solidarity

By Jason Flynn, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2021
Breanna Bertacchi (left) and William Guerrero, aka “The Kid from Pilsen,” (right) hammer nails into a board that reads “WE DESERVE CLEAN AIR!” next to a map of Chicago’s 10th Ward outside Grace United Methodist Church on Mach 4, 2021. Bertacchi and Guerrero, along with other participants, hammered in a nail for every day they participated in the hunger strike against Reserve Management Group’s relocation of the General Iron scrap facility to the neighborhood of South Deering.

Chicago organizers end 30-day hunger strike, will continue opposing General Iron permit

By Jason Flynn, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2021
Francisca Lino prays with supporters outside the Adalberto Memorial United Methodist Church, 2716 W. Division St., before heading home to Romeoville on Jan. 23, 2021, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Woman who lived at Chicago church for over 3 years goes home after Biden administration suspends deportations

By Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune, Tribune Content Agency
January 26, 2021
Trump tower is located at 401 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. It is the second tallest building in the country standing at 98-stories. Overlooking the Chicago River, the skyscraper houses the Trump International Hotel, condominiums and a retail space.

New Chicago ordinance could remove Trump Tower sign due to impeachment

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
January 22, 2021
Examining Gun Violence in Chicago and St. Louis 

Examining Gun Violence in Chicago and St. Louis 

By Courtney Alexander, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2020
Teens living in transitional housing adjust to COVID-19 pandemic

Teens living in transitional housing adjust to COVID-19 pandemic

By Courtney Alexander, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2020
A man puts both hands in the air as he joins in with protestors chants of hands up dont shoot! on Monday, Jun. 1, 2020 in Springfield, IL.

Gallery: Hundreds of protestors march in downtown Springfield in response to the death of George Floyd

By Jared Treece, Photographer
June 2, 2020
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