Chicago DSA was proud to join working people across Chicago in successfully mobilizing to defeat a motion to censure CDSA member and 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez on April 1st, 2024. The…
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Madigan Down, But Not Out – City Quietly Renews ShotSpotter Contract – Chicago Bears Consider Move
Welcome to Issue #26 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
The Big Tent and the Tensions within DSA
Over the course of the last year, there have been growing tensions within…
What Does An Elected School Board Mean For Chicago?
With the watershed news of the HB 2908 passing the Illinois House and…
Solving America’s Housing Crisis Requires More Democracy, Not Less
A recent article by Slate’s Henry Grabar claims Mayor Lightfoot “stripped aldermen of…
Starving and Policing Imperial Cities
To stay alive in perpetual late capitalist austerity, cities turned to a strategy…
Chicago’s Gerrymandered Wards Are a Political Mess
The Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission has begun accepting applications to be part of…
Shovel According to Your Ability, Dibs According to Your Need
Chicago winters create certain routines: dealing with snow, dealing with dibs, debating dibs.…
Oh, How Little Mayor Lightfoot CARES
The trouble with living through history is that it all happens at once.…
The Treason of John Catanzara
Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)’s president John Catanzara hates…
When a Boss Gets Fired
It was an unceremonious exit. A few days before the election, former Illinois…
Seven Hundred and Sixty-Nine
2020 was a year of murder. Murder rates were up across America's major…
The Legalization of Affordable Housing
The legalization of affordable housing. That is what the Chicago City Council did…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 3
This is part 3 is a 3 part series. Part 1 can be…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 2
This is part 2 in a 3-part series. You can find part 1…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 1
This is part 1 in a 3-part series. You can find part 2…
The Real Error in Judgment is Voting for Tom Tunney
"An error in judgment." That was 44th Ward Alderperson Tom Tunney's response to…