Illinois cannabis legalization and business policy perpetuates economic inequality between Chicago's North and South sides ...

Illinois legalized cannabis with equity at its core in 2020. Six years later, the results are mixed. After nearly 90 years of ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris accepted an invitation from Mayor Brandon Johnson to be the keynote speaker at Chicago’s 40th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Breakfast. Photo credit: ...

When Detaureo Harrington saw flashing police lights signaling him to pull over, he wasn’t worried about being arrested. After being arrested the year before in June 2022 on a gun possession charge, ...

A new University of Illinois Chicago study finds that Chicago schools remain sharply divided, with policy decisions and funding gaps shaping students’ access to quality education. More than 70 years ...

A helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., takes off from Ross Field in front of Naval Station Great Lakes (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released) The nation ...

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Homeowners may be notified with letters like this from the Chicago Department of Water Management if lead service lines are found during routine maintenance or construction. It can be difficult to ...

Content warning: This story contains references to domestic violence and physical abuse. When a survivor of domestic violence escapes an abusive situation, their journey is only beginning. Physical ...

Chicago Palestine Film Festival Executive Director Nina Shoman-Dajani at an April 16 screening at Chicago's Gene Siskel Film Center The annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival, which is currently ...

Two University of Chicago students were banned from volunteering in the Cook County Jail after publicly criticizing jail policies. A letter from the People’s Law Office alleges that the students’ ...

Advocates say the Cook County Sheriff’s Department’s house-arrest policies trap women in unsafe situations—and often force mothers to choose between their safety or their children. On an April night ...