Chicago Muslims Hit Back at Campaign Attacks

by DAVID LEPESKA | Feb 22, 2012

As anti-Muslim rhetoric rises at the local and national levels–some of it fueled by the presidential campaign–a group of Chicago-area Muslims is battling back, using tactics ranging from a TV ad campaign to public forums against bigotry. Gain Peace, a...

Parents Feeling Ignored in School Reforms

by REBECCA VEVEA | Feb 20, 2012

Chicago Public School officials are making big changes during their first year in office, but there’s a group of people feeling shut out once again — parents. Despite a well-publicized commitment to involve parents in the city’s public education system,...

A Jazz Singer Hopes to Pick Up Where Her Grandmother Left Off

by NEIL TESSER | Dec 16, 2011

Standing tall and cool in front of a small combo, the Chicago vocalist Rose Colella plumbs the Great American Songbook for her repertory, from Irving Berlin and the Gershwins through Cole Porter and Frank Loesser. In this respect, she fits...

If a High School Dies, Where Does the Glory Go?

by MATT CONNOLLY | Feb 13, 2012

As Willie Conner stood alongside his fellow Crane High School seniors last week, clutching a rose and looking down at the hardwood floor, his final home game in a Cougars uniform was not the only thing on his mind. “We’re...