This piece was originally performed at 14 East’s live storytelling event on the theme of Transitions in May. The Beginning Just like most little girls,..
“Have you ever been adjudicated guilty or convinced of a misdemeanor, felony, or other crime?” Chances are you’ve seen this question before. It’s pretty standard..
She was a high school valedictorian who had to turn down a full ride, he worked full time but couldn’t afford community college and another’s..
As soon as you enter through the doors of the Latinx Cultural Center, you are greeted with friendly smiles and loud Latin music that makes..
Eleven-year-old Tricia Griffith cannot stop hearing about the Manson Family trial. The brutal killings in 1969 sent fright through her body but also left an..
After a long morning of interviews, Lourdes Duarte took to the stage at the award ceremony luncheon and begun telling a story. The story was..
“Is everybody from Chicago?” asked Dean Baquet after being escorted into a conference room and quietly grabbing coffee from the back table while an earnest..
On January 3, 2019, Robert “Bobby No-Nose” Panozzo Sr. sat inside the Leighton Criminal Court Building to receive his sentencing. Panozzo is a member of..
At first glance, DePaul’s recycling system looks messy. Some recycling containers look like portly mailboxes, others look like R2D2. They are blue, green, gray or..
You could call it a problem. Or a crisis, or even a catastrophe — but not one of these words fully capture the gravity of..
