Thank you to everyone who donated and helped raise about $1,800 to support the Del Real family, who lost 18 of their 30 horses in a recent fire.

By Wayne Horne – whorne@thetimesweekly.com History is, sometimes, a good indication of what may occur in the future if circumstances in the present are similar or remain substantially unchanged. For instance, about 30 years ago a rock concert was held ...

In Our Own Backyard is a Times Weekly column covering environmental justice, climate change and food justice, and how these issues impact our families every day. If you think food deserts, contaminated soil and toxic water pipes don’t really affect ...

Decades of vigilant struggles, sacrifices and civil rights legislation enacted in the 1960s won federal promises to ensure that discrimination is illegal and would not be tolerated. Unfettered access to housing, voting rights, fair credit, public accommodations and more were ...

By Wayne Horne – whorne@thetimesweekly.com What do you do when you can’t afford to pay your expenses? The State of Illinois is in that position. No one is happy about it. It’s already too late to cut past expenses. The ...

While the president’s Twitter attacks on Mika Brzezinski – the accomplished journalist and co-host of “Morning Joe” – are indeed unseemly, sexist and inexcusable, they are also a distraction from a profound threat to our democracy that is not getting ...

The Fourth of July this year could be considered a four-day weekend for some, since it falls on a Tuesday. Most people won’t get the Monday before the holiday off, but it probably won’t be the most productive day of ...

In Our Own Backyard is a weekly column covering environmental justice, climate change and food justice, and how these issues impact our families every day. If you think food deserts, contaminated soil and toxic water pipes don’t really affect you ...

whorne@thetimesweekly.com Gun violence is an everyday topic of news these days. That’s especially true if you live in certain areas of Chicago. Terrorism is another topic that’s hard to avoid in today’s world. Seems like the terrorism tool of choice ...

The United States embargo against the Cuba government is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed in March of 1958. In 1960 the U.S. placed an additional embargo on exports to Cuba except for food and medicine after Cuba nationalized ...

The City of Joliet is still in a holding pattern regarding the Evergreen Terrace apartment complex on North Broadway Street. The City has still not received the keys to the set of buildings that make up the subsidized housing units. ...

Austin, Ill., the community where I live, in the heart of the congressional district I represent, includes the zip code with the largest number of releases from the Illinois Department of Corrections; 90 percent of the individuals released are African ...

When considering the implications of Bill Maher’s latest antics, it is important to level set. Maher has, over the years, become the trusted media host for Black left-wing intellectuals. His roster of guests includes a Who’s Who of the Black ...