An Ill. bill passed in May aims to support survivors of domestic violence by preventing the collection of coerced debt ...

This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. CHICAGO — LaShon Minter Williams is waiting for a letter ...

Juneteenth Chicagoland’s Intersection of Celebration and Calls for Justice The mid-June sunshine reveals Bronzeville streets ...

New “Justice for Debtor” bill to enable more Illinoisans to participate in small claims court by eliminating appearance fees ...

Key Elementary School, located in the predominantly black Austin neighborhood, has stood empty since 2013 when it became one of 50 under-enrolled Chicago public schools shuttered to save money. Credit ...

Chicago becomes official with its first city charter. The Chicago Teachers Federation (CTF) is formed to advocate on behalf of teachers. It would become the Chicago Teachers Union 40 years later.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Jeffrey Smith was charged with resisting arrest and aggravated battery to a police officer, a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, Illinois, held about 1,750 female inmates as of July 2018.

Chicago needs a change in anti-violence strategies. Gangs today are not so much the cause of violence as one of the effects of distressed communities. We need to switch our focus from targeting gangs ...

It’s just after 9:30 on a recent Tuesday morning. Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Clarence Burch takes off his wire-rimmed glasses, rubs his eyes with the palms of his hands and slides them ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic was one of six facilities the city closed in 2012 as part of a ...

It was just about a year ago that a city whistleblower came to journalist Jamie Kalven and attorney Craig Futterman out of concern that Laquan McDonald’s shooting a few weeks earlier “wasn’t being ...