Coronavirus
Tracking coronavirus cases in Illinois, daily
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The Chicago Reporter is publishing the daily count of COVID-19 cases and deaths, county-by-county, using data from the Illinois Department of Health.
Government and Politics
Bernie Sanders endorsed former head of controversial state counterterrorism program
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Junaid Afeef, who directed Illinois’ Countering Violent Extremism program, is running for Kane County state’s attorney and has gotten support from progressive criminal justice reform groups.
Government and Politics
Bill Conway gives Kim Foxx a run for her money in most expensive Cook County state’s attorney’s race
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Despite establishment support and external spending from super PACs, incumbent Kim Foxx has not been able to keep pace in the most expensive state’s attorney’s race in Cook County history.
Race and Culture
Roy Larson, former publisher of The Chicago Reporter, dies at 90
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Credited with helping the magazine survive the succession of its founder, Larson oversaw the Reporter’s redesign, investigations on asbestos in public housing and the launch of Catalyst Chicago.
Government and Politics
Is Lightfoot’s war on poverty too late to stop Chicago’s black exodus?
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A new study says Chicago’s black population decline is due to decades of racial inequality.
Unequal Discipline
Federal civil rights agency: Unequal discipline of women in prison must be addressed
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Federal agency cites collaborative investigation by the Reporter, NPR and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University which exposed disparities at prisons across the country.
Government and Politics
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ending poverty in a generation. Is it possible?
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The STEP summit dissected the scope of poverty in Chicago and examined policies that have been successful so far.
Criminal Justice
Black and brown men still being arrested for possession as marijuana legalization takes off
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While the Cook County state’s attorney’s office declined to charge two men in the first bond court hearing of the year for low-level marijuana possession, they still spent a night locked up.
Government and Politics
Six things to know about Illinois’ historic marijuana legalization law
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We’re annotating the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to dig deeper into the key questions you have about social equity measures, enforcement and more.
Perspectives
Sheriff Tom Dart says Cook County Jail is the first to end solitary confinement. Here’s what it looks like from the inside.
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The Special Management Unit is supposed to be an alternative to isolating people who are violent in jail or break the rules, but a recent tour raises questions about how rehabilitative it is, especially for those in need of mental health care.