Some community leaders on Chicago’s West Side don’t like the way Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration is doling out funds in a $31 million program to combat Chicago-area youth violence. They wonder why aldermen are involved and why the pastor of Ald.
The end of the Cold War gave rise to globalization, uniting the world’s major players in a single economic system and creating an unprecedentedly cohesive global order for two decades.
The mood in Cairo's Tahrir Square is jubilant. Many believe the Egyptian leadership is ready to make some major concessions after 17 days of protests. President Hosni Mubarak is expected to give a speech tonight and it's anticipated he will step down.
So what did Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak really say and really mean during his speech to the nation on Thursday?That's a key question following an address carried live around much of the world.In the immediate aftermath of his address, news organizations emphasized differing accounts of the
When the votes are tallied and the campaigning dust has settled, Chicago’s next Mayor will face an even bigger task: Getting up to speed on a city that’s been run by someone else for over two decades.
There’s less than two weeks until the 2011 Chicago municipal election. Earlier this week, Eight Forty-Eight kicked off its mayoral candidate conversations with Miguel del Valle.
A couple of candidates for Chicago mayor are protesting Rahm Emanuel's decision to use footage of President Obama in a recent television ad.The ad is called "leadership" and it features sound and video from President Obama's speech when Emanuel left his job as chief of staff in the White H
