Karen Hawkins

Chicago

Story Editor at The 19th News

Co-Host at Of Course I'm Not OK: The Podcast

Story Editor @19thnews. #Founder @RebelliousMag. Co-host @not_ok_pod & @feministerotic.

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Johnson Commits $7 Million to Raises for Early Childhood Education Workers

1 month ago | rebelliousmagazine.com | Reema Amin |Karen Hawkins

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersSign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Mayor Brandon Johnson announced on May 13 that Chicago will spend $7 million on increasing salaries for 3,000 early childhood workers, as part of an effort to pay them closer to what their counterparts at K-12 schools earn.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton Announces U.S. Senate Campaign

2 months ago | rebelliousmagazine.com | Ben Szalinski |Karen Hawkins

SPRINGFIELD – Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is the first Democrat to step into what is expected to be a crowded race to fill Sen. Dick Durbin’s Senate seat. Stratton launched her campaign Thursday morning in a video just one day after Durbin announced he will not seek reelection for a seat he has held since 1997.
Meet the Chicago Winds Women's Football Team

2 months ago | rebelliousmagazine.com | Karen Hawkins

After an eight-year hiatus, women’s football is back in Chicago. The Chicago Winds launched their inaugural season in March, joining the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC). The Winds have the former Chicago Force Women’s Tackle Football in their DNA: President and Owner Angelique Smith is a former Force player. “After women’s football in Chicago ended in 2017, I felt the absence of that empowering community of female athletes.
Chicago Public Schools Has $3 Billion in 'Critical' Repairs

2 months ago | rebelliousmagazine.com | Mila Koumpilova |Karen Hawkins

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersSign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. If Chicago Public Schools were to tackle all the building repairs and upgrade projects on its list, that would cost $14.4 billion. Just the ones the district considers “critical”? About $3 billion.
Attorney General Raoul Challenges Trump Cuts to Public Health

2 months ago | rebelliousmagazine.com | Peter Hancock |Karen Hawkins

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time seeking to block the termination of nearly $12 billion worth of public health grants to states. Raoul was part of a coalition of 24 state attorneys general and governors who filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for terminating the grants.
Crowds Mark Trans Day of Visibility in Chicago

2 months ago | rebelliousmagazine.com | Karen Hawkins

Amid chants of “Trans Power” and “Visibility is Resistance,” a spirited crowd marked Trans Day of Visibility in Chicago Sunday with a rain-and-shine rally at Federal Plaza and a march down Dearborn and around the Loop. Trans Up Front Illinois and Indivisible Chicago hosted the event and were joined by a coalition of more than 50 groups that drew an estimated 1,000 people. TDOV is held every year on March 31 to celebrate trans lives and raise awareness about antitrans discrimination.
Chicago 'DEI Hire' Directory

2 months ago | rebelliousmagazine.com | Karen Hawkins

Women, people of color, LGBTQ+ folks and people with disabilities built this country, and we’re keeping it running today. We own and operate businesses, support and lead organizations and produce the art that both mirrors the world back to us and makes it more beautiful. This Chicago DEI Hire Directory — that name is meant to be ironic — is a work in progress.
The Uphill Battle to Bring Women into Construction Jobs

Mar 25, 2025 | rebelliousmagazine.com | Jessica Kutz |Karen Hawkins

This story was originally reported by Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Jessica and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. For decades, women have worked diligently to carve out a space in the construction workforce, where discrimination and sexual harassment have kept the predominantly male industry, well, male. Across the country, they organized for recognition.
Help Rebellious Magazine Reach 50% of Our Fundraising Goal

Mar 22, 2025 | rebelliousmagazine.com | Karen Hawkins

Hello friends,Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our Lucky 13 Fundraising Campaign!As I write this, we are dangerously close to raising 50 percent of our $13,000 goal. Can you help us get there before the end of Women’s History Month?
Rep. Kelly Assures a Town Hall that Democrats are Fighting Back

Mar 20, 2025 | rebelliousmagazine.com | Karen Hawkins

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly spent an hour fielding questions from a friendly — if frustrated — group of constituents Wednesday night in Chicago’s south suburbs. Kelly, a Democrat representing the 2nd Congressional District, said the town hall at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights was the first of many “A Conversation with Robin” events she’s holding after hosting a call last month that drew more than 11,000 people.