Articles written by the author
Impeachment Testimony Sends Talk Radio Shows to Familiar Sides
CHICAGO — They all watched the same hearing. They just saw it differently. Very differently.
Chicago Police Superintendent to Announce Retirement
`
National Democrats Signal Support as Chicago Teachers' Strike Stretches On
CHICAGO — Sen. Elizabeth Warren waded into the crowd outside a Chicago elementary school on Tuesday morning, offering hugs and handshakes and words of support for more than 20,000 teachers whose strike had canceled classes for four days in the country’s third-largest school district.
Elizabeth Warren Joins Chicago Teachers as Strike Continues
CHICAGO — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, one of the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, joined picketing teachers in Chicago on Tuesday, as classes in the city school system, the country’s third-largest, were canceled for a fourth day.
A Trump Policy Shift Gives Farmers in Key 2020 States 'Exactly What We Wanted'
PRIMGHAR, Iowa — In measured but increasingly impatient tones, Midwestern farmers and politicians delivered a message to President Donald Trump: Fix the policies hurting corn prices and prompting ethanol plants to close, or risk alienating one of the most loyal parts of your political base.
Amid Vaping Crackdown, Michigan to Ban Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan said Wednesday that she would outlaw the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in her state, part of a national crackdown on vaping amid a recent spike in illnesses tied to the products.
Ex-Michigan State President to Get $2.4 Million in Retirement Deal
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — Lou Anna K. Simon, the former Michigan State University president charged with lying about her knowledge of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse, will be paid more than $2.4 million as part of a retirement deal announced Tuesday evening by the university.America's Farmers, Reeling from Floods, Face a New Problem: No Water
MITCHELL, Neb. — For farmers battered by floods and blizzards and one of the rainiest springs on record, this has been a year tainted by too much water.
America's Farmers, Reeling from Floods, Face a New Problem: No Water
MITCHELL, Neb. — For farmers battered by floods and blizzards and one of the rainiest springs on record, this has been a year tainted by too much water.
Four Chicago Police Officers Fired for Cover-Up of Laquan McDonald Shooting
CHICAGO — On an autumn night in 2014, a black teenager named Laquan McDonald was shot dead by a Chicago police officer. Nearly five years later, on Thursday, a city oversight board voted to fire four other officers accused of covering up the circumstances of Laquan’s death.
Four Chicago Police Officers Fired for Cover-Up of Laquan McDonald Shooting
CHICAGO — On an autumn night in 2014, a black teenager named Laquan McDonald was shot dead by a Chicago police officer. Nearly five years later, on Thursday, a city oversight board voted to fire four other officers accused of covering up the circumstances of Laquan’s death.Four Chicago Police Officers Fired for Cover-Up of Laquan McDonald Shooting
CHICAGO — On an autumn night in 2014, a black teenager named Laquan McDonald was shot dead by a Chicago police officer. Nearly five years later, on Thursday, a city oversight board voted to fire four other officers accused of covering up the circumstances of Laquan’s death.
An old political practice that even Lincoln used: Fleeing a legislative vote
Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon has sent state troopers to try to herd the absent Republicans back to the Capitol, and Democratic lawmakers have vowed to impose fines on their truant colleagues. As of Tuesday, they were still AWOL.
At town hall, Pete Buttigieg confronts tensions around South Bend shooting
Buttigieg, seated on a stage next to the police chief, responded calmly to questions, but on at least two occasions asked audience members to quiet down. “I would like to be able to finish my reply if that’s OK,” Buttigieg said at one point.
Last-minute laws took democrats' power and court says that's fine
When Republican lawmakers rushed through laws to limit the power of Democrats who had been elected to some of Wisconsin’s highest posts late last year, thousands of angry residents held demonstrations. Democratic leaders objected, calling the move a blatant power grab. And lawsuits were filed.
The end for a Michigan City's high school? 'it would kill the whole community'
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — In Benton Harbor, a small city beside Lake Michigan, the high school binds generations and strangers. This is a place where basketball games are a highlight of the social calendar, where signs celebrating state championships are placed at the edge of city limits, where residents say what year they graduated when they introduce themselves.
All charges are dropped in flint pollution inquiry
Fifteen state and local officials, including emergency managers who ran the city and a member of the governor’s Cabinet, had been accused by state prosecutors of crimes as serious as involuntary manslaughter.
Midwestern floods pit communities against one another as levees rise ever Higher
GRAFTON, Ill. — The Mississippi River annexed Jerry and Sue Eller’s backyard, invaded their basement and converted their street into a boat ramp.
Midwestern Floods Pit Communities Against One Another as Levees Rise Ever Higher
GRAFTON, Ill. — The Mississippi River annexed Jerry and Sue Eller’s backyard, invaded their basement and converted Main Street, where they live, into a boat ramp. Once again, Grafton was flooded — an event that has become more routine than surprise, more nuisance than calamity.
Minneapolis Police Officer Convicted of Murder in Shooting of Australian Woman
For nearly two years, Minneapolis waited for answers about the fatal police shooting of Justine Ruszczyk, an unarmed woman who had called 911 seeking help. There was no video of the shooting. There was no audio. And the officer involved, Mohamed Noor, would not answer investigators’ questions.
