Not all “Free Palestine” chanters understand it as a call to violence. Yet the phrase’s lack of specificity is a big part of its utility.
Jay Tcath: The phrase ‘Free Palestine’ is freeing no one, but it is killing some of us
Day: June 10, 2025
Daniel DePetris: The US must restrain itself from being too involved in Syria’s redevelopment
President Donald Trump suspended U.S. sanctions on Syria but continues to have certain expectations for the new Syrian government.
Not your grandparents’ City Council: Chicago aldermen less aligned with 5th floor
The Chicago City Council, long derided as a mayoral puppet, is increasingly operating independent of the wishes of the mayor’s office.
Letters: The president’s National Guard action in Los Angeles exceeds his authority
The president has called out the National Guard in Los Angeles to quell protests over the objections of the governor and the mayor.
State agrees to pay $1.3M for never-built migrant tent encampment despite Gov. JB Pritzker’s assurances
Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration has agreed to pay GardaWorld even though the governor said the company would absorb the costs of Chicago encampment construction.
Today in History: James Earl Ray escapes from prison
On June 10, 1977, James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee with six others. He was recaptured three days later.
Reportan un incendio en el estacionamiento de una biblioteca de Nashville; se escuchan explosiones
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP) — Un incendio ardía en el estacionamiento de la principal biblioteca pública de Nashville la madrugada del martes y se oían explosiones. Eli Gilmore, un músico de Nashville que vive en el edificio de apartamentos al lado, comentó que escuchó fuertes explosiones desde alrededor de la 1:15 de la […]
Israel dice que Greta Thunberg está siendo deportada tras incautar el barco en el que viajaba a Gaza
Associated Press JERUSALÉN (AP) — La activista Greta Thunberg está siendo deportada de Israel, indicaron el martes el Ministerio israelí de Exteriores y un grupo de derechos que la representa, después de que el barco con destino a Gaza en el que se navegaba fuera incautado por el Ejército israelí. En una publicación en X, […]
Israel dice que la activista Greta Thunberg será deportada, tras detener el barco en el que navegaba hacia Gaza
JERUSALÉN (AP) — Israel dice que la activista Greta Thunberg será deportada, tras detener el barco en el que navegaba hacia Gaza.
Playing on college field, Seth Gilliland gets through tough inning for Waubonsie Valley. Then? ‘Shut them down.’
Seth Gilliland pitches complete-game four-hitter with five strikeouts for Waubonsie Valley in 2-0 supersectional loss.