The causes and solutions to gun violence are difficult to quantify—or control. One thing is clear: gun violence is highest in ...

This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project as part of their series Making it in Chicago: Detours and ...

Cook County became the first local government to buy medical debts in bulk. But data shows the majority of debt was relieved ...

Around 1938, Marshall Hatch’s father hopped on a train in Mississippi to follow his older sister to Chicago, a city that ...

Most violence interrupters don’t make enough to meet their household needs. The Home for Good bill aims to fix that.

While the state infuses hundreds of millions a year into child care programs, the strict eligibility requirements and ...

In the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes, a small museum fights to preserve not just artifacts but dignity and ...

Alderpersons stalled the latest curfew proposal during Wednesday’s City Council meeting, citing concerns over the police ...

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This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project as part of their series Making it in Chicago: Detours and ...