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O n Tuesday, President Donald Trump escalated his threats against Chicago, declaring “we’re going in” and signaling plans to ...

This investigation is the first in a series of projects that will document and explore public housing on the South Side. If you have tips or suggestions about coverage, email ...

Children playing outside the Ida B. Wells Homes before their demolition. Photo by Patricia Evans. This is post 2 of 6 in the series “FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION” The City of Chicago and its Board of ...

This is post 1 of 6 in the series “FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION” Chicago is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Over the last century, an array of political and cultural forces have ...

Provided by Forrest Stuart, courtesy of MacArthur Foundation. Ballad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music, and the Power of Online Infamy by Stanford University sociologist Forrest Stuart is an essential ...

We Do This ‘Til We Free Us is a collection of essays and interviews that explore the abolition of police and the prison industrial complex (PIC) and the power of transformative justice, written by and ...

This article was a finalist for the 2018 “Best Education Reporting in a Non-Daily Newspaper or Magazine” Peter Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club Harper High School is the oldest ...

The immigrant enclave was once isolated and excluded from city politics. How did Chicago Chinatown’s community leaders transform the neighborhood? Chinatown residents celebrated Chinese New Year in a ...

With a zig-zag boundary that includes parts of the South Loop, Bronzeville, Kenwood, and northern Hyde Park, the 4th Ward launched the career of a young Toni Preckwinkle. Before becoming president of ...

For four decades, a row of towers on the South Side competed with Chicago’s famous skyline. The Robert Taylor Homes, encompassing twenty-eight structures, each sixteen stories high, stretched for two ...

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 ...