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

A new University of Illinois Chicago study finds that Chicago schools remain sharply divided, with policy decisions and ...

The nation’s duty to its service members does not end when their active duty does—it continues until their retirement, manifested through the protection of their health, homes, and the families who ...

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 ...

Nearly sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. issued a stark warning: “We must face the hard fact that many Americans would like to have a nation which is a democracy for white Americans, but ...

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

Jereme Carter describes the living conditions in the East Moline Correctional Center which he says has urine on the floors from leaky toilets, black mold everywhere and correctional staff who hate ...

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 Community Hero Spotlight program is a consortium of media partners highlighting ordinary people who are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of others and community. The Chicago ...