The Bard Prison Initiative to be featured at Printers Row Lit Fest
Talent, brains and the willingness to work hard can sometimes be found in the most unlikeliest of places, even the prison system. The difference between success…
Chicago citizens receive resources to prevent unnecessary trauma losses
By Connor Carynski Inspired by the disproportionate distribution of trauma centers in Chicago, community groups Ujimaa Medics and the Northwestern Trauma and Surgical Initiative are both providing…
The Rohingya in Chicago: A persecuted Muslim minority with a mission
By Bob Chiarito As a Muslim minority Rohingya in Myanmar (also known as Burma), 30-year-old Abdul Jabbar Amanullah was never a citizen of a country…
A Chicago Cubs Game 7 World Series victory – in pictures
After 108 long seasons, the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series. Of course, the series had to go seven heart-pounding games, and go into extra-innings…
Apart for 7 years against her will, a mother’s hope to get her daughter back from Ghana suffers a major setback after recent court action
By Bob Chiarito On the day many Chicagoans would celebrate a World Series for the Cubs, downtown in Cook County Circuit Court November 2 marked the…
Chicago, You Are Trying to Break My Heart
A Guest Essay from Katy Jacob A self-described “professional nerd,” Katy Jacob has lived in the Chicago area most of her life. She writes two blogs,…
Chicago artist Krista Wortendyke uses her camera to speak about Chicago violence
Chicago artist Krista Wortendyke is one of several artists who has been inspired by Chicago violence. Her most known piece, “Killing Season Chicago,” was created in…
For former skinhead leader Christian Picciolini, the road to redemption has many tolls, but continues on
At 14, Christian Picciolini found himself at the intersection of Union and Division Streets in Blue Island, birthplace of the American white power skinhead movement…
Having survived the temple of doom, Eileen Tull is aiming to find her lost ark.
On the cusp of turning 29, Eileen Tull has done more than artists twice her age. Performance artist, poet, storyteller, comedian, and feminist who has performed…
Chef Bruno Abate has the appetite to fix a broken system and the recipe — a ‘Recipe For Change.’
For most chefs, owning a hotspot on Fulton Market and then following it up with an award-winning restaurant in Wicker Park would fulfill most desires. But…
