Chicago
Chicago mayor aims to aggressively privatize schools
December 9, 2011The mayor's plan will affect 10,000 students, mostly Black and Latino, and result in the firing of 600 teachers, principals, building maintenance, cafeteria and other workers.
Read moreChicago PeoplesWorld.org readers celebrate growing fightback
December 1, 2011They came to celebrate election victories in Ohio and across the country, the surging recall campaign in Wisconsin and the spreading Occupy movement.
Read moreOccupy victory in Illinois
November 30, 2011Hooray for the Occupy movement and the general uprising against corporate greed! It's having an impact.
Read moreVoices of Occupy Chicago: fed up with plutocracy
November 9, 2011Until recently, Chicago's Loop, known for its skyscrapers, corporate headquarters and high-powered law firms, was typically silent on weekends.
Read moreScott Walker not welcome in Chicago (with video)
November 7, 2011Wisconsin's union busting governor Scott Walker came to Chicago last week and labor, community and Occupy Chicago reminded him the Windy City is a union town.
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