At Wednesday’s meeting, council members shared heartfelt tributes to the Council’s current longest-serving member.

Several members of Jewish Voice for Peace fasted for eighteen days to pressure lawmakers to stop authorizing arms shipments to Israel.

They came to Chicago for safety and community. Increased anti-trans attacks and policy from President Donald Trump’s ...

They came to Chicago for safety and community. Increased anti-trans attacks and policy from President Donald Trump’s ...

Community members and conservationists reflect on why Promontory Point is a space ‘worth fighting for.’ O n a sunny morning ...

An officer in the department’s “fusion” center told 911 dispatchers Homeland Security Investigations—a division of ICE—were ...

Ante el aumento vertiginoso de los precios de la vivienda en un barrio en proceso de gentrificación, vivir en la casa ...

After hundreds of complaints, citations, and a class-action settlement, city inspectors’ notes show instances where MAT Asphalt continued to generate and emit “strong noxious asphalt odor.” ...

As housing prices skyrocket in a gentrifying Chicago neighborhood, living in the family home is one way for young Latino adults to stay in their community. Bibiana Saucedo, center, tends to one of the ...

Artists on the South and West sides rely on free or subsidized community housing and the support of mission-driven arts organizations to maintain their art practices.

The causes and solutions to gun violence are difficult to quantify—or control. One thing is clear: gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods. Organizers in the hardest-hit communities ...

This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project as part of their series Making it in Chicago: Detours and Dead Ends on the Path to Opportunity. aShon Minter Williams is waiting for ...