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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.
The city’s unemployed can be seen throughout Chicago’s downtown, but in many ways, they are invisible.
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.
Public art tackles social and political topics in Humboldt Park, the Lower West Side, Kenwood, East Garfield Park and other neighborhoods in the city.
Latino residents in the Northwest Side neighborhood are remaking the formerly majority-Polish community in their own image.
A journey across Halsted, Chicago’s second longest street, showcases the city’s history, cultural diversity and economic stratification.
Bridgeview and neighboring suburbs have become a hub for Arab American life in the Chicago area and nationwide.
Englewood, on Chicago’s South Side, often is portrayed as crime-ridden, but there is more going on in the neighborhood than violence.
Re-entering society successfully after incarceration can involve overcoming addictions that paved the way to prison. John Williams has found ways to try to stay healthy–physically, mentally and spiritually–while navigating the challenges of recovery. Photo Fellow Grace Donnelly documented his journey.
Leaving prison is like having a second chance at life, a chance that starts the moment an inmate walks through the prison gate.