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: ...

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

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

The largest Midwest Latinx music festival took over Grant Park on Memorial Day weekend as Sueños returned for its fourth year. The two-day festival attracted thousands of festival goers with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Armed National Guard and African American men standing on a sidewalk during the race riots in Chicago, Illinois, 1919. Chicago History Museum, CHM-i65478 Jun Fujita, photgrapher. Chicagoans are on ...