All four plaintiffs were arrested while protesting; two were charged but their cases were dismissed. They allege the cheek swabs used to collect their DNA violated their Fourth Amendment rights and ...

Artist Edra Soto has shown her “BB Chairs” in museums and at art fairs, upholstering the ubiquitous plastic lawn chair with ...

Nearly 30 students walked out of Blaine Hall at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools on Friday, using their 40-minute ...

Tens of thousands of Illinoisans joined more than 50 May Day rallies across the state, bridging labor rights with immigration ...

Federal prosecutors intend to drop the main conspiracy charge against a handful of politically active protesters indicted ...

After immigrants launched a hunger strike at a Michigan ICE detention center, legal groups are calling for an investigation ...

Twenty-five people were ticketed during a protest organized by Chicago lunchroom workers who gathered in the Loop to demand better pay on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Around 4:15 p.m., a ...

Sixty-one-year-old Kimberly Penson gets on the bus by 4:45 a.m. so she can make eggs, bagels or biscuits before the first bell rings for the elementary students she calls “her babies.” And then, as ...

Now protest may have put Greenpeace USA on the brink of extinction. A gas mask is held aloft at the inaugural Earth Day protest in New York City, New York, on April 22, 1970. This week, people at ...

Some Iranian students are struggling to contact family members back home and are worried about their safety. Others have put ...

Chicago schools will be open on May 1, and schools may take field trips to demonstrations for International Workers’ Day. By Jacey Fortin Chicago officials ended a standoff over whether to cancel ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose ties to the Chicago Teachers Union helped him win office, has signaled support. The school district and some parents object. By Julie Bosman Reporting from Chicago The ...