With two economic boycotts underway, Black-owned brands like Chicago’s Be For Skincare hope shoppers shift their dollars to ...

In addition to feeding those in need, the youth-led community organization also reiterated its desire for a new community ...

No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came,” said Infiniti Gant, a housing ...

Food insecurity doesn’t just hurt families. It creates instability in the home and community that pushes people closer to the ...

Criminal justice advocates are encouraging Illinois residents to join their campaign and “say no” to mail scanning in state prisons. Mail scanning is a practice implemented at prisons across the U.S.

Political attack ads are flowing as Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council race against the clock to pass a 2026 budget before the Dec. 31 deadline, with particular focus on the mayor’s ...

Chicago has been resisting ICE and Border Patrol by building rapid response and mutual aid networks, and providing legal ...

Let the NYE countdown begin. For the first time ever, Chicago will join the country’s biggest year-end party: “Dick Clark’s ...

Today, Cook County became the first county to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level. The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program ...

Since the City Council Finance Committee voted against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget recommendations, some Progressive Caucus members, as well as some Aldermanic Black Caucus members, have ...