"Red School Bus" stops in Chicago
Classes at the school were on the "political time of day," capitalism, the labor movement, racism and immigration and LGBT rights.
A Memorial Day massacre
The film was an on-the-scene report of what historians call "The Memorial Day Massacre," filmed by Paramount Pictures as it happened in Chicago in May 1937.
Court ruling victory for African American firefighters
African Americans represent 32.4 percent of Chicago but they make up only 17 percent respectively of the city's fire department.
Immigrant students win in-state tuition battle
Four years ago, the legislature passed a similar bill but lacked enough votes to override Republican Gov. Jodi Rell's veto.
Critics: Mandatory E-Verify comes at a serious price
The GOP in Congress is pushing new laws that would force employers to check the immigration status of new hires.
GOP anti-abortion fervor hits fever pitch
Between last November and the end of March, Republicans proposed 916 measures in 49 state legislatures setting curbs on reproductive rights and health access. So much for "Jobs, jobs, jobs."
Democrats score first big victory since 2010 defeats
The election shows that "Republicans and independent voters, along with Democrats, will reject extreme policies like ending Medicare."
Putting high-speed rail back on track
President Obama announced recently that $8 billion in Recovery Act grants are going to the development of America's first nationwide high-speed intercity rail service program.
Al Fishman, Michigan peace and justice champion, dies at 83
A Detroit City Council resolution mourning Fishman's loss called him "one of our city's finest peace, civil and human rights, and labor activists, advocates and champions."
Obama administration seeks strong mercury regulation
The Bush administration's goal was to block EPA efforts to regulate mercury, a poison emitted by power plants.
