And that was the point of the 11-day strike at the country's third-largest school system with nearly 400,000 students, Black and Brown families.. ..…

Since the death of son, avid lover known as dog-man, Holmes organized with mothers nationally to call attention to how enforcement responds to issues in communities of color. ..…

JTA — A Pro- Palestinian at Benedictine University called on Holocaust survivor to condemn the establishment of Israel, and then walked out on his speech after he did not do so.. ..…

Washington's criminal class is bipartisan, conspiracy against peace, equity and justice — past and present US presidents, the majority of congressional members, most judiciary members, and the bureaucracy for what's gone on and continues.. ..…

UE members joined Warehouse Workers For Justice Chicago at Sept 20 rally to support Amazon tech workers. ..…

On Oct 17, Chicago Teachers Union 25,000 strong struck their school district, which is the in U.S. ..…

Katherine Baicker, dean of University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy and U.S. ..…

Kelly, center, listens in federal court New York with his attorneys Doug Anton, left, and Steve Greenberg during his arraignment, Aug 2, 2019 on numerous sex abuse charges. ..…

Illinois and Ohio this year made children with even low levels of lead in their blood automatically eligible for physical, developmental and other therapies at earlier age, when those interventions are likely to have the most impact.. ..…

The justice, Chicago-born Protestant who served stood firm on many issues and changed his opinion on others during his time on the high court. ..…

John Paul Stevens, improbably, from Republican into the leader of the court's liberal wing, died on Tuesday at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ..…

The following is essay for our thirty-day series on Justice Stevens, by Chicago Tribune and Bill Barnhart.  Barnhart is the author of biography on the justice, John Paul Stevens An Independent Life .. ..…

Justice John Paul Stevens gives the speech at Wickersham Awards at Library of Congress. ..…

Justice Department can make cooperation with immigration authorities stipulation of grant funding for local police departments, federal appeals court ruled last in decision that marks loss for Los Angeles and other so-called sanctuary cities.. ..…

The decision put end to the idea that Supreme Court would seek to remedy extreme cases of political mapmaking. ..…

John Bachtell is national chair of Communist Party USA. ..…

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 16 Years Federal Prison for Attempting to Detonate Explosive Device Downtown Chicago - eNews Park Forest News Ticker... ..…

Chicago, IL- - federal judge has sentenced Chicago man to 30 years prison for leading crew that targeted stores on North and Northwest Sides.. ..…

The findings are in new report, The Fracturing of Gangs and Violence Chicago A Research-Based Reorientation of Violence Prevention and Intervention Policy.. ..…

Chicago's elected mayor has made history by being African-American woman openly gay person to win the seat. ..…

She was also author, publishing collections of poetry and folk songs, monographs, and short stories. But Scarborough's most famous work by far is her novel The Wind  —  the story of young woman. ..…

Police Brutality, Black Issues, News, Photos, Videos, & More... ... ..…

Students, educators and community members came together this month to discuss violence against black women and girls at Pop-Up JUST Art Gallery, program of Social Justice Initiative at University of Illinois at Chicago.. ..…

See Friedrich von Hayek, “The Mirage of Social Justice,” in Law, Legislation and Liberty, vol. 2, The Mirage of Social Justice (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1976). . 8. ..…

Officers accused of abuse have been put in charge of Chicago police program designed to curb incidents of racist police violence, The Intercept has revealed, raising serious questions about the force's efforts at reform.. ..…

The grand-jury report does not substantiate the script about how bishops let predators get away with committing and recommitting their crimes. ..…

Chicago, IL- - Seven Chicago-area residents are among nine individuals arrested in United States and Nigeria as part of investigation into online romance scams and mystery shopper schemes.. ..…

Reilly, “Jeff Sessions Didn’t Read DOJ’s Chicago Police Report. But He Thinks It’s ‘Anecdotal’,” HuffPost, February 17, 2017, available at https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-doj-police_us_58b4a2eae4b060480e0b1ce6. . ..…

Three police officers charged with conspiring to cover up Laquan McDonald will learn their fate on December when Cook County judge will deliver in unprecedented case that has put in the spotlight Chicago Police Department's notorious code of silence.. ..…

Part of Mendoza's consideration has included tapping the services of Emanuel ally to help her navigate the decision — Becky Carroll. ..…

The seating of Kavanaugh on SCOTUS guarantees majority like the one the court made in Janus case, are assured for the future. ..…

Chicago jury has found police Jason Van Dyke of murder for the fatal 2014 shooting of teenager. ..…

The Activists on Frontlines of Battle for Educational Justice in the US. ..…

The Future of Our Schools: Teachers Unions and Social Justice . (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2012). . ↩ Jitu Brown, Eric (Rico) Gutstein, and Pauline Lipman, “Arne Duncan and the Chicago Success Story: Myth or Reality?..…

The term has been used by white enforcement and their supporters, reflecting reactionary response to Black Lives Matter and the movement against police violence. ..…

Instead, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor turned out to be the retiree who caused explosion of Washington buzz.. ..…

Mark Janus was warned by his worried mother about taking on union forces... ..…

President Obama's for Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, would be Jewish justice if confirmed.. ..…

TALLAHASSEE — measure to raise the minimum age for the penalty to 18 passed Senate Tuesday, moving Florida one step closer to joining trend of halting the execution of minors.. ..…

The more-than-200-page document released last week is described as ``sourcebook`` and provides the most detailed account so far of what Meese seeks when he calls for interpreting U.S. ..…

Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the power of the federal courts to require minority hiring and to penalize employers and unions that violate these affirmative action decrees.. ..…