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 ...

This story was copublished by Invisible Institute and the Chicago Reader. Illustration by Injustice Watch. John Poulos’s past might have prevented him from being hired by the Chicago Police Department ...

Chicago’s mental health crisis teams were meant to replace police with clinicians. Bureaucratic dysfunction and fading federal support now threaten their survival.

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

Nearly $200 million budgeted for unfilled CPD roles should go instead to peacekeepers and mental health programs, activists say.

At its meeting, the Chicago Police Board remembered slain Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera and offered condolences to her family. The thirty-six-year-old Rivera was shot accidentally by her ...