Hundreds of demonstrators convened near the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education at Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing, Michigan to protest a speech being given by white supremacist Richard Spencer. Protesters began assembling in a parking lot across the street as early as noon, though Spencer was not scheduled to speak until 4:00…
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New Lawsuit Demands Records Regarding Chicago’s Amazon Bid
A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed Thursday against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Office seeks “full records” regarding to the City’s bid to be selected to be the site of Amazon’s second headquarters. The lawsuit seeks copies of “any and all communications between the Mayor’s office and Amazon,” a copy of the bid submitted in…
Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out For the Chicago Women’s March
More than 300,000 people packed the Chicago Loop on Saturday to rally and march for women’s rights and to galvanize people to head to the polls in 2018. The event was one of more than 350 planned worldwide over the weekend of January 20th and 21st, and for many locations, the second Women’s March that…
Second City Workers Rally To Support Union Organization
Workers at Second City – Chicago’s premier comedy theater – will vote the week of November 13th on the formation of a union. Hospitality workers at the theater began efforts to unionize in July as a way to both raise wages and secure more fair procedures for promotions, raises, and scheduling. Workers and their supporters,…