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Evidence markers are placed near a police SUV as police investigate the scene of a shooting where an officer and one person were shot near the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street on March 21, 2024, in Chicago. Dexter Reed was shot and killed by police in the shooting. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: We know one thing from the Dexter Reed shooting. Driving while Black is a systemic problem.

April 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Dexter Reed’s death occurred in Chicago’s 11th police district, a predominantly Black area. In 2023, 10% of all the total traffic stops happened there.

Artist Brendan Fernandes with his piece "From Hiz Hands", Aug. 27, 2018, at DePaul Art Museum in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Expo Chicago comes but once a year. A call to art lovers to make the pilgrimage.

April 8, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

Every April Expo Chicago convenes artists from near and far to showcase their work. Columnist Laura Washington looks forward to it each year, and sees opportunity for growth.

Poll watchers observe while central count election judges process primary election mail-in ballots on March 24, 2024, at the Chicago Board of Elections. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: What does the slow count for state’s attorney’s race mean for November?

April 1, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The slow vote counting in the Cook County state's attorney's race affects the perception of election integrity in November and beyond.

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis speaks at his election night party at the Westside Baptist Ministers Conference Center on March 19, 2024, in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Danny Davis’ age didn’t scuttle his bid. What about Biden and Trump?

September 10, 2025 at 4:12 p.m.

Rep. Danny Davis and his seniors may stand with President Joe Biden, but they can’t count on younger voters to be there with them.

Grace Nelson, 22, votes early at the Humboldt Park library branch in Chicago’s 26th Ward on March 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Cook County state’s attorney’s race is a test of the ‘Vallas effect’

March 18, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Paul Vallas was accused of being a “Democrat in name only.” In this political territory, that could be fatal to state's attorney candidate Eileen O'Neill Burke.

People dine in the West Loop in 2021. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Restaurants are walking a fine line between value and rip-off

March 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

We all know food costs have gone up, but please give the poor restaurantgoer a break.

People hug at a "Listen to Michigan" watch party, a group who asked voters to vote uncommitted instead of for President Joe Biden in Michigan's primary election, in Dearborn, Mich. on Feb. 27, 2024. (Jeff Kowalsky/Getty-AFP)

Laura Washington: The middle is where it’s at heading into Super Tuesday

March 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The moderate Republican center and progressives on the Democratic left present a mirror-image challenge for Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument, an abstract sculpture in honor of activist and journalist Ida B. Wells created by sculptor Richard Hunt, is seen at sunset in Bronzeville on June 30, 2021. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Film honors the truths illuminated by Chicagoans Ida B. Wells and Richard Hunt

February 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Richard Hunt and Ida B. Wells' stories of artistry, activism and achievement are brilliantly told in a new 60-minute documentary film.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks after reading to students from Genevieve Melody STEM Elementary School at the Chicago Public Library's Legler Regional Branch on Feb. 7, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Is Mayor Brandon Johnson already campaigning for a second term?

February 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Eight months into his first term, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s supporters have run a campaign-like ad in a major newspaper. Are they worried?

President Joe Biden poses with attendees after speaking at Brookland Baptist Church's banquet and conference center in West Columbia, S.C., Jan. 28, 2024. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Laura Washington: President Joe Biden is struggling to shore up the Black vote

February 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

President Joe Biden was elected, thanks in no small part to Black voters. Yet, he still faces an enthusiasm gap.

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