You’ve seen them everywhere. A posed dancer on a solid blue background, skirts flowing behind her. “China Before Communism,” the poster proclaims. They are in the windows of liquor stores, little ...

Ava V. Marie stands by a foyer shrine. The founders say they take the spirituality aspect of sanctuary seriouslyeach doorway is a portal to a different space: spiritual, communal, then practice. April ...

A once internationally known Black athlete comes alive again in a new biography detailing, in part, his life—and death—on the South Side of Chicago. Perhaps the most telling sentence in Sol Butler: An ...

or Rev. Julian DeShazier, issues around public health and accessible care on the South Side of Chicago are deeply personal. A Washington Park native and senior pastor at University Church in Hyde Park ...

This article is part two of a two-part series reported by the Illinois Answers Project. Part one of this series focuses on the lack of funding allocated toward implementing the city’s ...

Professor Lance Williams traces the stories and conflicts of two powerful Chicago leaders, David Barksdale and Richard J. Daley, in upcoming book David Barksdale and Richard J. Daley. Illustration by ...

Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Chicago,” introduces the City of the Big Shoulders while subverting the growing industrial powerhouse’s uglier sides by highlighting the city’s boldness, cunning, and ferocity.

so i left it. there. and slammed my car door closed with my butt and went inside. yesterday. i happened to park in the same spot. mind you, it’s March. the can of pineapple juice was flat as Florida ...

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 ...

Some opposition to the pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements have been coordinated by the politically connected pro-charter school Urban Center and attempts to unseat the local alder and mayor. A ...

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 ...

Despite the Black Panther Party’s (BPP) nationwide prominence in the political discourse of the 60’s and 70’s, the Panthers’ vast reach and lasting impact has not been sufficiently documented and ...