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![Community members and organizers submit petition signatures to the board of elections in downtown Chicago, Illinois, on August 8, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1118-treatment-1-400x300.jpg)
Chicago Votes in Favor of Removing Police From Mental Health Crisis Response
The response to the referendum was a victory for organizers who have fought to get police out of mental health.
![Prison guard 'orange crush' group pictured over portrait of woman prisoner](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0801-pris-w-c-400x300.jpg)
Incarcerated Women in Illinois Win Court Battle Against Brutal “Tactical Team”
The lawsuit was filed by women who were subjected to humiliating strip searches as part of a staff training exercise.
![A man walks past the Boeing World Headquarters in Chicago](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1161267-400x300.jpg)
Let’s Replicate Chicago’s Antiwar Organizing Victory Against Boeing
The win against Boeing could inspire more organizing against corporations that fuel militarism on the public's dime.
![In this handout photo provided by the National Park Service, water levels in Gardner River rise alongside the North Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park on June 13, 2022, in Gardiner, Montana.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0616-yellowstone-flooding-400x300.jpg)
Almost Every Square Inch of the US Is Being Battered by Climate Change Today
Probably, you’re hot right now. Or soaked. Or in the dark. Or frightened. Or all of the above.
![Abortion rights demonstrators march into downtown following a rally in Union Park on May 14, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0616-abortion-rights-400x300.jpg)
Abortion Funds Are Preparing for a Storm. To Help, “Get in Where You Fit in.”
“The fact that we have to talk about decriminalizing pregnancy is a strong argument for abolition,” says Kelly Hayes.
![The Starbucks logo is displayed on the exterior of a store on October 29, 2021, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_01180-starbucks-400x300.jpg)
Three More Starbucks Locations in Buffalo Will Soon Vote on Unionization
If successful, the workers will join the two corporate-owned Starbucks locations that have already formed a union.
![Members of the Chicago Teachers Union listen to speakers at a press conference outside of John Spry Community School in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on January 10, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0111-chicago-teachers-union-400x300.jpg)
As COVID Surges, Teachers in Chicago Are Up Against a Wall of Neoliberal Cruelty
Chicago teachers are voting on proposed terms for in-person learning amid Mayor Lori Lightfoot's neoliberal governance.
![Traffic cameras](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0111-traffic-camera-400x300.jpg)
“Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Disproportionately Ticket People of Color
Despite this issue, Chicago officials plan to stick with the cameras — and other cities may follow suit.
![A Starbucks logo hangs in the window of one of the chain's coffee shops in the Loop on January 4, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0110-starbucks-400x300.jpg)
Starbucks Workers in Chicago, Ohio and Oregon Join Unionization Efforts
The three stores bring the total to about 16 Starbucks locations that have filed to unionize.
![Teacher Stuart Abram holds a sign in support of the Chicago Teachers Union on January 5, 2022, the first day that classes were canceled amid the dispute over COVID-19 safety measures.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-1237585835-400x300.jpg)
Schools Need More Resources Before They Can Open Safely, Chicago Teacher Says
A Chicago teacher discusses this week’s vote to move to remote learning and the backlash from Mayor Lori Lightfoot.