Author: Voxtrend News
On the Mauser Packaging Solutions plant floor, laborers do the dirty work of reconditioning steel containers used to transport chemicals. The workers blast residue off the “dirties,” clean them and repaint them to be used again. As they work, the chemicals in the air irritate their eyes. But for the last 12 weeks, the workers, many of whom are Latino immigrants, haven’t been cleaning or painting anything inside the facility at the end of a quiet residential street in Little Village. Instead they have been outside the plant picketing, demanding the company provide them with safer workplace conditions — and…
As President Donald Trump mulls sending the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a defiant message to the White House at a spirited Labor Day rally Monday. “No federal troops in the city of Chicago! No militarized force in the city of Chicago!” Johnson said in a short speech, delivered steps from the Haymarket Memorial, at the site of the 1886 labor rally and bombing. “We’re going to defend our democracy in the city of Chicago,” Johnson added. “We’re going to protect the humanity of every single person in the city of Chicago.” The mayor of the nation’s…
Like many other parts of the country, the Chicago area has a housing affordability and availability problem. Much of the focus on improving the situation has been on the city itself, understandably so given that it’s the third largest metropolis in the land. But, without the same sort of fanfare, there’s quite an intense housing debate happening too in the suburbs, particularly North Shore municipalities better known for exclusivity than rolling out the welcome mat for those who aren’t lawyers, doctors, corporate executives, asset managers, etc. While it’s been a fitful process in many of those suburbs so far, making…
Northwestern coach David Braun said Monday he didn’t intend to disrespect the city of New Orleans when the Wildcats denied Tulane’s request to wear white jerseys during Saturday’s game to honor the 2005 team that played in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Tulane wore plain green helmets with no decals to honor the team in its 23-3 victory, but the Green Wave wore green jerseys instead of the white ones the 2005 team wore in its opener. Northwestern wore its white road uniforms. After the game, Tulane coach Jon Sumrall indicated he thought Northwestern’s decision to stick with its white…
I regret reading in last Sunday’s Tribune (“Tribune’s film critic Michael Phillips says so long for now”) that readers will no longer have access to Michael Phillips’ informed movie reviews. No matter what part of the paper I skipped over, I always read Phillips. His April review of Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” was nothing short of brilliant. How well he understood the many facets of that challenging film. I can only hope some other Chicago publication will take advantage of his availability, and I can again read his reviews, full of knowledge and sensitivity to film. — Patricia Groh, Wilmette Goodbye to…
Olena Konovaliuk of Chicago fears she might never again see her family in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where she was born and raised, as Russian President Vladimir Putin demands the land be relinquished to Moscow during ongoing U.S.-led peace talks. Giving up Donbas — or any portion of the war-torn nation — is unfathomable to Konovaliuk and many other locals of Ukrainian descent, who insist their entire homeland must be sovereign without exception or partial surrender. “This sounds threatening to me because my family is still there. It is like saying, ‘Please take off your arm and give…
Potential remedies for an unlit Mundelein intersection — about which an area resident raised concerns to the Lake County Board — remain unclear, with the state and village disputing who is even responsible for overhead lighting there. Wayne Thoren of Mundelein told the board he is worried about safety at the Hawley Street and Route 60/83 intersection. Hawley is a county road, and Route 60/83 belongs to the state. Beyond lacking overhead lighting, Thoren said the intersection is also prone to fog, which he attributed to nearby golf courses. That, combined with what he feels is overly high speeds, is…
Two Lake County parents were arrested after their three children were found living in “horrid conditions” and child pornography was found in the father’s possession, Lake County sheriff’s officials announced Friday. Logan Jentink, 29, and Sandra Zaluski, 23, of Fox Lake, each face three counts of child endangerment and five counts of cruel treatment of an animal. Additionally, Jentink faces seven counts of possessing child pornography, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. An investigation began after sheriff’s detectives received a tip from an online cloud storage website indicating a device in Lake County had uploaded child pornography to…
The city of Aurora’s Fiestas Patrias celebration, including the first parade to be held for the holiday in Aurora since 2019, is set to take place this coming weekend. A free, all-day festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6, with the parade set for Sunday, according to a city news release. The events are being put on by the city in partnership with its Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board. The Aurora Fiestas Patrias Festival has been a staple in the city over the years. It took a hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, with the site then moving…
Over Labor Day weekend, the Bean hosted a surprise daily ritual. In the late afternoon, tourists gazing at the sculpture would be pulled away from their selfies by the raucous sound of a second-line band. The Windy City Ramblers — led by the bouncy trumpeter Mario Abney and, sometimes, his two pint-sized kids — would then process into Pritzker Pavilion. Throngs would follow them, like jerseyed Pied Pipers. Don’t be shy, the procession seemed to say. This is where you should be. Welcome to the Chicago Jazz Festival, on locals’ calendars but often a happy discovery for the many holiday-weekend…