Young Chicagoans whose loved ones were gunned down navigate mental health struggles in a new web series by The Triibe that combines documentary and poetry.
Immigration
Financial aid barriers limit college access for undocumented youth
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Illinois offers in-state tuition, but that’s not enough to make college affordable for most undocumented students.
Bronzeville
Video: One year after hunger strike, Dyett High School opens
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Participants reflect on the impact of their 34-day hunger strike to save a neighborhood high school in Bronzeville.
Video
Video: Welcome to Freedom Square
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Activists re-imagine a world without police misconduct at a sit-in across the street from Homan Square, the infamous Chicago police facility.
Economic Development
Revamped Metra Electric could put South Side on the fast track
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A new coalition says improving the rail line would help low-income workers get to jobs and jump start new businesses.
Gallery
Chicago’s new immigrant destination: Gage Park
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The Southwest Side neighborhood has seen an influx of newcomers from Latin American countries.
Gallery
A community out in the cold
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Even during the winter, home for some Chicagoans is a viaduct or a park bench.
Chicago Teachers Union
Bargaining talks continue on heels of CTU rally
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Thousands of Chicago Teachers Union members and their supporters marched through downtown Chicago on Thursday, protesting $75 million in school cuts planned to take place by the end of June. CTU and Chicago Public Schools officials have a bargaining session Friday to continue working toward a contract agreement.
multimedia
16 shots: the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald shooting (video)
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Chicago was enveloped in a wave of protests after the release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video on Nov. 24, 2015. Photographers for The Chicago Reporter documented the scandal’s fallout in this audio slideshow.
Gallery
Jobless in Chicago’s financial district
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The city’s unemployed can be seen throughout Chicago’s downtown, but in many ways, they are invisible.
Video
At 106, Englewood man is part of American history
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From picking cotton at age 6 to learning how to write his name at 25, Henry Jenkins’ journey from Mississippi to Chicago has been one of hardship and hope.