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100 years ago, the Social Gospel movement pushed to improve workers’ lives – but also to promote its vision of Christian America

President Donald Trump has praised the Gilded Age, which he believes was a time of immense national prosperity thanks to tariffs, no income tax, and few regulations on business.

The Conversation

‘Childless cat ladies’ have long contributed to the welfare of American children − and the nation

Parenting, single people and the U.S. birth rate have assumed a greater place in the 2024 presidential campaign than any race in recent memory.

The Conversation

Fascinating ‘Chicago Stories’ docs spotlight Sears and other parts of city’s past

Upcoming installments of WTTW-Channel 11’s illuminating series also dig into the history of candy-making, Jane Addams and Danny Sotomayor.

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Open House Chicago returns with new sites, neighborhood focus

The free festival allows the public to explore more than 170 culturally, historically and architecturally significant sites around the city.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s history has a blueprint for handling city’s migrant challenge

It would behoove the city to look to its past and resurrect Hull House and the spirit of Jane Addams to meet this newest migrant crisis, and the needs of those in poverty who are already in our neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rich history of Jane Addams Homes as ‘hallowed ground’ is worth remembering

Its earliest days as a home for Black and white working class Chicagoans serves as an inspiration for a rebirth of the city for all its citizens.

Chicago Sun-Times

Roosevelt Square applies fresh approach to ‘hallowed ground’ of public housing

The $172 million development phase on the old ABLA Homes site continues a vision of improving a neighborhood by adding mixed-income housing and other amenities.

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Is bullfighting a sport?

A visit to the Madrid bullrings raises questions, starting with: Should anybody even go?

Chicago Sun-Times

A ‘Devil Baby’ and other spirits: Hull-House puts haunted legacy on display this month

The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum on the UIC campus is sharing its reported supernatural history in a series of events this month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Museum will preserve stories of public housing residents: ‘You don’t know where you’re going unless you know where you came from’

The Near West Side site will occupy the site of the former Jane Addams Homes and will use the last remaining building from that public housing complex.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Jane Addams’ example shows the way toward creating social change and restoring unity

I feel for today’s graduates. They are coming of age at a time of massive instability, a set of tectonic changes that are no doubt contributing to the mental health crisis facing many young adults.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Biden, like Woodrow Wilson in WWI, treads a fine line in refusing to send troops to Ukraine

The shocking Russian invasion of Ukraine has left most Americans bewildered, angry and deeply troubled. But exactly how our nation should respond remains unclear. Polls have shown a surprising number of Americans uncertain about the desirability of sanctions or the admission of Ukraine into NATO, although most wholeheartedly support President…

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