Bizarre. Leader. Loser. Down to Earth. Woman hater. Those are just a few adjectives that voters used to describe Rick Santorum during the Michigan primaries. This state has been touted as an important one for the GOP candidates, but how do the people actually casting the ballots see Santorum and his opponents? From professors to … Continue reading »
Michigan voters head to the polls today to cast their vote for the Republican nominee for President of the United States. Medill Politics is using Twitter to track in real time what Michiganders are saying about the candidates throughout the day. Click here for the latest tweets from within a 100-mile radius of Lansing, Mich., … Continue reading »
The Republicans continue to accuse President Obama of dividing the nation, but zoom into a tiny church in Michigan on the eve of the GOP primaries and it seems its their extreme politics that alienates those on the outskirts and forces them to choose a side… not theirs.
At his Kettering University rally Saturday, Presidential candidate Mitt Romney talked struggling economy and downsizing government, but was it all noise?
January’s 8.3 percent unemployment rate is nothing to be excited about, according to Mitt Romney. In his victory speech Feb. 4, after the Nevada caucus, Romney said, “This is the 36th straight month with unemployment above the red line [President Barack Obama’s] administration drew. And if you take into account all the people who are … Continue reading »
How does Generation Y – a.k.a. the “Millenials” – feel about politics? [Millenials] are still more likely than any other age group to identify as Democrats. A study by the Pew Research Center, The Millenials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change, showed that our generation, compared to Generation X-ers, voted the least, tended to support Barack … Continue reading »
Update: Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Feb. 29, 2012 that the Fisk and Crawford plants are to be retired. To see an updated version of the story, check out the Timeline version I created. The city’s coal-fired power plants have been the center of controversy for years. From Environmental Protection Agency standards, to the Clean … Continue reading »
Between now and early spring, Chicago would have to see almost 43 inches of snow to have the same amount it had last winter. But that’s unlikely, said Richard Castro, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Chicago office. After getting more than 50 inches of snowfall for four consecutive years, why was Chicago’s first … Continue reading »
This is a blog I designed for interactive producing techniques at Medill. The class taught me how to build a WordPress site from scratch, maintain it and learn a few tips and tricks in order to use it as a template of sorts for future websites. Chicago Budget followed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first city budget … Continue reading »
In 2009, Alvin Varnado’s single family home with a two-car garage in Hazel Crest, Ill. was worth $132,350. The next year, it shot up to $191,410—a 45 percent increase. “From the beginning, I noticed everything was out of whack,” Varnado said. “I noticed it was a large jump from one year to the next.” Property … Continue reading »
First, consider this: Chicago is building on its red-light camera system. Earlier this month, the state Senate swiftly approved a bill authorizing Chicago to add speeding cameras to existing red-light cameras near schools and parks. Violators will pay as much as $100. Now consider this: Los Angeles, Houston, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Colorado Springs, Colo., … Continue reading »
When you mention Trader Joe’s, chances are someone will exclaim that they love the place. But as rumors swirl of a Trader Joe’s opening in the close-knit neighborhood of Andersonville, it doesn’t seem like a cookie cutter chain store has the staying power. Alma Bahman has the story.
“I heard the screeching of tires. I don’t remember the thud, but the next thing I knew, I landed in the northbound lanes of Broadway.” The driver was 18 and had his license for four days. Since that day, Oct. 18, 2009, Bruce Greene has thought a traffic light belonged at the intersection of Broadway … Continue reading »
Edgewater is a neighborhood divided. On Sept. 30, Ald. Harry Osterman (48th) labeled Broadway and Balmoral a dangerous intersection for pedestrians and, because of that, will get a traffic light. His declaration has polarized the community into two groups: the wants and the don’t-wants. Osterman and supporters say the light will solve the neighborhood’s pedestrian … Continue reading »
The quiet township of Evanston is simmering with political unrest as the Occupy Chicago movement spreads to the suburbs. Meet the man behind the marches and picket signs. Alma Bahman has the story.