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Is Chicago Big Enough For Sharpton And Jackson?
The Rev. Al Sharpton is coming to Chicago, targeting what he calls chronic police misconduct and a lack of political accountability.
The New York-based civil rights leader’s Chicago office plants him squarely on the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s turf, leading some to wonder if the city is big enough for […]
Fashion ranking puts Krakow over Chicago
Chicago didn’t crack the top 25 for fashion cities in one annual survey, but at least New York continues to trump Paris, Rome and Milan for No. 1.
The Global Language Monitor, which tracks words and phrases used in media and online to create a list of the most influential cities […]