A group of stakeholders discussed alternatives, but ultimately recommended ShotSpotter stay until a replacement could be ...

Council members voted 27–23 to pass Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget proposal, which doesn’t include a property tax increase. Mayor Brandon Johnson, flanked by budget director Annette Guzman and ...

Tea is a social glue or excuse for us to sit down, know a little bit of each other, and find the right words to share,” said Shaolong Jiang, the owner of an authentic Chinese tea house in Little Italy ...

The downfall of K-Swiss was a revolutionary time for Chicagoans. Juke, the grandchild of house music, rapidly absorbed the early 2000s and became a defining aspect of Black Chicago culture as it lives ...

SECAs—special education classroom assistants—will now be able to request to attend meetings to discuss student needs and progress thanks to a new contract. Photo provided by SEIU Local 73. Jerry, a ...

At a time of dire threat, there’s a push to provide healing through “radical hope” and a vow to organize and protect those most vulnerable. Mamadou Lamine Niang speaks about his role as a caseworker ...

and mandatory assemblies that only made things worse, a middle school girl is taking matters into her own hands and throwing them. She packs up her bag while finishing her sentence, and walks to the ...

A grassroots organizing project responding to historic city cutbacks is creating mental health centers funded and operated by the community.

More than two months after a fatal shooting in the Hilliard Towers Apartments, tenants are still waiting for answers about what happened, whether it could have been prevented, and what it means for ...

On November 6, while City Hall was embroiled in a budget brawl over rising property taxes and declining federal support, voters in two South Side districts did something you might not expect. By ...

Nota del editor: Este reportaje es el tercero de la serie “Luchas Invisibles” un nuevo proyecto periodístico que se enfoca en la salud mental de las comunidades de inmigrantes, refugiados y ...