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.

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.

Historians and activists push to recognize the history of Underground Railroad stops and guides in the south suburbs.

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, ...

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.

Parks are for people,” Frances Vandervoort told me. A board member and Committee Chairman of the Hyde Park Historical Society, she holds a similar position on the Jackson Park Advisory Council (JPAC), ...

Recent investigations by WBEZ and the Weekly uncovered domestic violence allegations against interim police superintendent Fred Waller that prompted Karla Altmayer, the chair of the City’s task force ...