Cook County’s property tax assessments are shrouded in mystery — even for someone who has been studying it since the late 1970’s. “In all the..
New voters regularly move to Illinois hoping to exercise their right to vote. Here’s what you should know about being registered in two states and..
At six years old, Halloween is a time filled with candy, creative costumes, and Halloween movies, like “Hocus Pocus” and “Halloweentown.” At 18, Halloween is..
Since the rise of nuclear energy and the Nuclear Policy Waste Act of 1982, our country has asked itself three questions: how badly have we..
“So how did we get this way, anyway?” Chicana Civil Rights Movement leader Dolores Huerta asked a crowd of around 150 audience members at “An..
More women today are becoming journalists, but men are still dominating bylines, nightly news and radio shows. According to the Women’s Media Center (WMC), only..
The crowd was moving with conviction, so fast that blink and you might miss. It ebbed and flowed, gaining momentum as protesters moved through..
Voters are more excited for the upcoming midterm election than they have been for any midterm in more than two decades. However, some are already..
On the 11th floor of the DePaul Center, between the elevators and the cafeteria, a crowd gathered around a doorway to a small room. At..
14 Speaks is back with two new stories: one from associate editor Christopher Silber and contributor Hector Cervantes on a new lounge for student veterans..
