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Violent crime rate began to drop on Chicago el trains in 2022, but it was still double pre-pandemic levels

CHICAGO — The rate of violent crime on CTA trains began to drop this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emptied public transit of many riders, but it remains near the highest levels seen in the past decade — and more than twice as high as the…

Chicago Tribune · Dec 27, 2022

Column: With abortion rights under fire, guerrilla poster artist Robbie Conal hits the streets

LOS ANGELES -- It's 10 o'clock on a Friday night and almost three dozen people have gathered around a table at Canter's Deli on Fairfax to plan a mission. It's the day the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, in a decision that cites a 17th century witch…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022

Sam Greenlee, acclaimed Black radical writer, poet and Chicago enthusiast, celebrated with day in his honor

Greenlee took his experiences in the military to write, “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” which explored the idea of a Black power revolution. Wednesday would have been his 92nd birthday, and the day was marked with “Sam Greenlee Day” in the city of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022