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Ask an Expert: What Makes Chicago a Union Town? (opens the original)
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James R. Barrett is professor emeritus of history and African American studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was born and raised in Chicago and is the author of The Irish Way: Becoming American in the Multi-Ethnic City (Penguin Books, 2012), History From the Bottom, Up and the Inside Out: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in Working-Class History (Duke, 2017). He is working on Chicago: A Peoples’ History. Ellie Gilbert-Bair: Why do we celebrate Labor Day? James Barrett: Natio
Ask an Expert: What Are Teen Trends? (opens the original)
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Teen trends, also dubbed teen takeovers, have been making citywide and national headlines. They involve large gatherings of young people in public spaces—like beaches, landmarks, or malls—and are often coordinated on social media. They have sparked calls for stricter curfew laws, fines for parents whose teens break those laws, and accountability measures for social media platforms used to advertise trends. Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed a “snap curfew” ordinance last summer that would have allowed
Ask an Expert: What Are Archives For? (opens the original)
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Last issue, the Weekly spoke with associate professor Kellee E. Warren to break down what presidential libraries are, why they matter, and how the Obama Presidential Center is distinct. This issue, Teresa Helena Moreno illuminates what information is, how it can show up in different types of archives and libraries, and how accessibility to information has been changing in the digital age. Teresa Helena Moreno is an associate professor and librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her scho
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ast issue, the Weekly spoke with associate professor Kellee E. Warren to break down what presidential libraries are, why they matter, and how the Obama Presidential Center is dis
Ask An Expert: Presidential Libraries (opens the original)
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The Obama Presidential Center opened over the Juneteenth weekend, dazzling visitors with art, a fruit and vegetable garden, athletic facilities, a playground, and an eight-story museum—but no presidential papers. While the Center includes a branch of the Chicago Public Library, it is not itself a traditional presidential library. The Barack Obama Presidential Library is the first entirely digital presidential library, with its physical contents deposited at the National Archives at College Park,
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