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.

With $63 billion in collective student loan debt, new forgiveness programs and innovative solutions aim to help borrowers. But state funding and public awareness remains an obstacle.

App-based gig work, like Uber and Lyft, was supposed to be a lucrative side hustle offering workers freedom and flexibility. Now, drivers say they feel stuck, exploited and unsafe.

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

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

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 ...

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

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