Employment and Labor
Wage theft victims have little chance of recouping pay in Illinois
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Low-wage workers face long waits and high dismissal rates when filing stolen wage claims with the state labor department.
Empty Schools, Empty Promises
What happened to the closed school in your neighborhood?
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This interactive map tracks the status of the Chicago public schools still empty after mass closures in 2013, providing details on which have been sold and repurposed and which have yet to be reused.
Behind the Data
Who benefited from same-day voter registration in Chicago?
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As Illinois’ same-day registration law faces a legal challenge, here’s the racial breakdown on where Chicagoans took advantage of it in the first election since it was enacted.
Behind the Data
Chicago’s economic recovery varies by race, new Census data shows
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From poverty to household earnings to Internet access, economic conditions for black and Hispanic residents lag behind those of whites according to newly published figures.
Empty Schools, Empty Promises
Interactive map: Closed schools still burden distressed Chicago neighborhoods
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Black neighborhoods with a legacy of disinvestment and segregation struggle to repurpose shuttered schools.