Chicago’s ‘gun crackdown’ targets people seeking safety When Detaureo Harrington saw flashing police lights signaling him to ...

This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in ...

With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits delayed and reduced due to the government shutdown, and major changes to work requirements on the horizon, food insecurity is top of mind ...

Chicago’s ‘gun crackdown’ targets people seeking safety When Detaureo Harrington saw flashing police lights signaling him to pull over, he wasn’t worried about being arrested. After being arrested the ...

Budgets Are Value Statements “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Mayor Brandon Johnson often quotes ...

CARTERVILLE — Aaron Jones was walking his land in Carterville with a prospective homebuyer five years ago when he said he saw the ditch that runs alongside his property was filled with human feces.

The City of Chicago is searching for financial solutions amidst hundreds of pending police misconduct cases, spending more than double the $82 million budget. Eight years ago, police burst down the ...

The Chicago Reporter was founded by John A. McDermott in 1972, a time when Chicago, as the rest of the nation, struggled to come to terms with the gains of the civil rights era and the resistance that ...

Katie Schulder-Battis is an accomplished investigative journalist serving as the Chicago Reporter’s Investigative Editor, where she has focused on legal justice reform, local policy, and healthcare ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Community advocate Ja’Mal Green has been protesting across the city following the police killing ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Aerial view of disposal facility located on Lake Michigan’s shore near 95th Street Credit: US Army ...

Aldermen representing the area around the 606 Trail won a six-month freeze in demolition permits this month, hoping to use the time to devise strategies to reduce pressures causing the displacement of ...