Comedian Michael Palascak making his ‘larger’ stage debut in Elgin
Comedian Michael Palascak is returning to his Midwest roots. The former Illinois resident will perform a night of standup comedy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at The Hemmens Cultural…
Help Us Report on Sexual Assault and Misconduct by the Chicago Police Department — ProPublica
A team of reporters from the nonprofit journalism organizations Invisible Institute and ProPublica have reviewed more than 300 sexual assault and misconduct complaints that were filed over the past decade…
Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the US criminal justice system. The request from child welfare authorities seemed harmless enough: Order…
Now PBS Is Censoring a Film About Free Speech
American Masters, an award-winning documentary series in its 39th season on PBS, promises to tell “compelling, unvarnished stories” about the nation’s most important cultural figures. The program’s most recent story,…
Federal judge blocks Trump order to shut down Education Department
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass…
Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma : NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images “Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from participating in the case. As a professor at the…
Griffith’s Jackson Davenport makes his mark
Senior pitcher Jackson Davenport isn’t bothered by the fact that he has played for four coaches in his four seasons at Griffith. He even embraces it. “Every coach has something…
U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market — ProPublica
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The week before President Donald Trump unveiled bruising…
A Gun Deemed Too Dangerous for Cops, But Fine for Civilians
This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. Shortly after dark one day in September…
‘What If I Don’t Keep Feeling Strident?’
About two years ago, Ezra Furman gave up—first in her mind, and then, it seemed, in her body. The 38-year-old singer was nearly two decades into a prolific rock-and-roll career.…