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Government and Politics

In Chicago’s 37th Ward, longtime incumbent faces new blood and new ideas

by Josh McGhee February 22, 2019February 22, 2019

Emma Mitts is facing challengers who are seeing support in the West Side ward, slated to become the site of a controversial new police academy.

Private schools, poised to grow in Illinois, move into closed Chicago public schools

by Kalyn Belsha April 24, 2018July 18, 2018

Thousands of black students leave Chicago for other segregated districts

by Kalyn Belsha December 19, 2017September 4, 2018

Closed schools could remain vacant without public subsidy

by Kalyn Belsha July 24, 2017October 12, 2017

Behind sale of closed schools, a legacy of segregation

by Kalyn Belsha January 13, 2017May 11, 2018

Employment and Labor, Multimedia, Video

Video: Entrepreneurship a road to re-entry for some ex-offenders

by La Risa Lynch September 26, 2016May 22, 2017

Interactive map: Closed schools still burden distressed Chicago neighborhoods

by Kalyn Belsha and Matt Kiefer September 14, 2016March 2, 2017

Employment and Labor, Transportation

Reverse commute is a long haul on public transit

by La Risa Lynch June 2, 2016September 21, 2017

Employment and Labor

On Chicago’s West Side, no rebound from the recession

by La Risa Lynch March 29, 2016September 8, 2016

A street ministry that reaches out to youth through graffiti

by Olivia Exstrum September 28, 2015September 26, 2015