ICE agents arrested a community organizer and mother, Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda along with at least nine others in Chicago ...

s the National Guard and U.S. Marines take up posts in Los Angeles to respond to protests over the Trump administration’s ...

If the snap curfew proposal passes, CPD could declare emergency curfews for minors without prior approval from the mayor, City Council, or police district councils. The potential for harm is enormous: ...

Free Root Operation is connecting Black women caregivers with resources and helping break generational cycles of violence.

I n May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would open an investigation of the City’s hiring practices under Title ...

Bryan Ramson poses for a portrait near his home on the West Side of Chicago. Credit: Akilah Townsend for Illinois Answers Project This story was produced in partnership with the Illinois Answers ...

At the corner of Ada and Taylor Streets, where the wind whips between century-old brick and modern glass, the grand opening of the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) drew an eager assembly in April ...

Rev. Robin Hood, who founded the Illinois Anti-Foreclosure Coalition, also helps seniors at a community level by holding town halls and meetings to educate residents on housing issues. His aunt was a ...

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) or “granny flats” are illegal to build in most of Chicago, but a pilot program allowing them in some areas showed promising results. City officials are divided over ...

Mother Tasia Powell poses for portrait with her 1 month year old newborn at her home in Merrillville, IN Credit: Akilah Townsend for the Illinois Answers Project This story was originally published by ...

Every year we devote our time to story packages that dive deep into specific issues that are prevalent on the South Side, whether current or historic. Traditionally these have been packages around the ...