A clause in the county’s contract lets an information system designed for crime victims funnel sensitive data to ICE-contracted LexisNexis.

S ummer on the South Side peaks with the annual tradition known as the Bud Billiken Parade, which marks the upcoming ...

The Bud Billiken Parade, a South Side tradition since 1929, took place this past weekend.

Like many of the Trump regime’s destructive and authoritarian moves this year, the death of CPB has long been a goal of ...

A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level. Produced in partnership with City Bureau’s Documenters. At its meeting, the Metra Board of Directors looked toward the future as ...

With the elimination of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program July 1, some local organizations say they have taken ...

After the high-rises came down, CHA pledged to rebuild thousands of units of public housing. Over a decade later, construction is still behind schedule.

This story was co-published in collaboration with WIRED. When mayor Brandon Johnson announced in February that Chicago would stop using the gunshot-detection system known as ShotSpotter by year’s end, ...

At the corner of Ada and Taylor Streets, where the wind whips between century-old brick and modern glass, the grand opening of the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) drew an eager assembly in April ...

Despite the simplicity of Chicago’s famous grid system, designed for flat land and seemingly equitable on a map, residents of Chicago have never been equally dispersed or had the same freedom of ...

The South Side Community Art Center’s $15 million rehabilitation and expansion project will build upon an eighty-five-year legacy of supporting Black artists and communities.

A data analysis by WTTW News and the Hyde Park Herald/South Side Weekly found a stark disparity between access to quality nursing home care for Black and white Chicagoans, with highly rated homes ...