Spring time in Chicago marks the start of farmers market season, as fresh produce, hot tamales, and organic dog treats are sold from Andersonville to Austin. Beyond the allure of organic products and handmade soap, these neighborhood common grounds accept government assistance programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), as.
It is springtime in Chicago, and that means the surge of apartment-hunting is kicking off. As an exodus of Chicagoans leave with other life plans, the properties left behind create a competitive game for those coming into the city with new degrees, careers and plans for the summer. Real-estate scape is crafted every season: apartments.
Off the Green Line’s Garfield stop, DJ Nigel Ridgeway organizes records, ranging from Afro Jazz to Chicago house music. Miyagi Records, owned by DJ’s Marco Jacobo and Ridgeway, opened this Friday in Washington Park’s “Art Block.” Miyagi means “shire fortress” in Japanese, an image Ridgeway and Jacobo portray in their record store, protecting the music.
“Regulate guns, not my body,” and “guns have more rights than women in the USA.” Messages like these can frequently be seen at recent protests across the country in light of the overturn of Roe and recent mass shootings. The recent shooting in Highland Park, Ill., marked one of the 300 mass shootings that occurred.
On June 24, millions of Americans were crying both tears of joy and fear following the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the court majority stating, “The constitution does not confer a right to abortion.” The day before Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Supreme.