Summertime Chi is Cancelled

Lollapalooza 2020 has been cancelled.

Covid-19 claims Chicago’s biggest music festival over concerns of the spreading of the coronavirus.

“We wish we could bring Lollapalooza to Grant Park again this year, but we understand why things can’t move forward as planned. The health and safety of our…

What Does Defund The Police Mean?

Since George Floyd’s death, a long-simmering movement for police abolition has become part of the national conversation, recast slightly as a call to “defund the police.” For activists, this conversation is long overdue. But for casual observers, this new direction may seem a bit disorienting — or even alarming…

Rest Well George, You Changed The World

Massive protests against police brutality nationwide capped a week that began in chaos but ended with largely peaceful expressions that organizers hope will sustain their movement.

Saturday’s marches featured few reports of problems in scenes that were more often festive than tense. Authorities were not quick to release crowd…

They Did This KNOWING Cameras Were Rolling

Two New York police officers have been suspended after a viral video showed them shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground on Thursday night.

The graphic video shared on Twitter shows a man walking up to Buffalo Police Department officers. It is unclear if he exchanged…

Thank God, The NBA is Coming Back.

The NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s Board of Governors approving a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida.

The vote was 29-1, with Portland casting the dissenting vote…