We should resist the urge to wall ourselves off from what’s painful, and instead take improv’s “yes, and” approach, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: Yes, 2025 is off to a heartbreaking start. And we can help heal it
Category: Politics
Ahead of Trump 2.0, Women’s March rebrands as ‘The People’s March,’ with local events. Can they revive the fervor of 2017?
The demonstrations and events this weekend will provide an early glimpse at what a potential Trump resistance effort might look like as the Republican president-elect returns to the White House.
Pro-Trump Latino business leaders launch campaign for border security and legal status for ‘Dreamers’ and essential workers
Comité de 100, mostly made up of Mexican American business owners, will advocate for a pathway to legalization for long-standing members of the Mexican immigrant community.
Find your Chicago school district and meet your school board representative
With the new Chicago Board of Education officially sworn in, it’s time to find your district, subdistrict and who represents you on the board.
Donald Trump’s outsider Cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation
President-elect Donald Trump’s other nominees pushed Wednesday through a gauntlet of confirmation hearings with the help of allied Senate Republicans carrying them toward the finish line, despite Democratic objections.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says deal to release Hamas-held hostages has been reached
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.
Supreme Court’s decision on a looming TikTok ban could come Friday
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision could come Friday in the case about whether TikTok must shut down in a few days under a federal law that seeks to force its sale by the Chinese company that owns the social media platform.
House bill threatens to dissolve Indiana township government
A newly introduced Indiana bill aims to dissolve township government in all but one Indiana county by Jan. 1, 2027. The bill was introduced one week before the caucus to replace ex-Calumet Township Trustee Kim Robinson. House Bill 1233, if passed, will dissolve township government and give an elected county trustee powers and duties regarding […]
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has chosen Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone to help.
Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince sentenced after taking plea deal for illegal use of campaign funds
Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince was sentenced at the U.S. District Court in Hammond for using campaign funds to buy a home in the city’s Miller neighborhood.