Former IG David Hoffman Launches His Senate Bid

By Ramsin Canon

Progress Illinois provides the video. Thanks, PI.

Revenge of the Second City

Out of Turn: The Story of the Will Guzzardi Campaign

By Caroline O'Donovan / 0 Comments

Journalist Will Guzzardi is taking on the Chicago machine for the 39th House District. His opponent is striking back with a smear campaign, but that doesn't mean he's won. More...

Classroom Mechanics Oral History Project

Classroom Mechanics: Annie

By Micah Uetricht / 1 Comments

Annie appears born to teach. A third grade teacher near Bucktown, she bursts with enthusiasm, gesticulating excitedly when talking about her students or a math curriculum she thinks highly of. The majority of her students are Latino; she is white.... More...

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