Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality ...

In Cook County, the last complete tax cycle marked the 30th straight year property taxes have increased, according to the latest annual tax analysis by the Cook County Treasurer. Image: Cook County ...

Having an eviction record can lead to housing and loan applications being denied, and make applicants ineligible for ...

Let’s be real—being a pastor these days is a lot more than preaching and potlucks. Thecountry’s so politically on edge that ...

Tactical teams in Illinois prisons are reportedly using abusive practices a decade after “Orange Crush” case Content warning: ...

Tactical teams in Illinois prisons are reportedly using abusive practices a decade after “Orange Crush” case Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence and abuse inside ...

Last month, Brandon Johnson and five Alders introduced the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance, which aims to address the disproportionate environmental burdens on Chicago’s South and Southside ...

Patrons waiting outside of a south suburban dispensary is becoming a common sight. Black and Latinx owners are barely a blip on the cannabis income radar. Kara Wright followed the rules and could be ...

This week marked one month of the Illinois’ stay-at-home order and data on the first several weeks of the pandemic reveal stark racial disparities in the impact of the disease locally and nationwide.

A draft version of an Army Corps plan released last year showed the corps has tentatively decided to store polluted dredged material in a huge 25-foot-high mound on a site just south of Calumet that's ...