Perspectives

Thirty-five years ago, Harold Washington changed what Chicago’s mayor could be
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When he started his first term in 1983, the city’s first black mayor brought a new approach to governing by refusing to play the boss.
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When he started his first term in 1983, the city’s first black mayor brought a new approach to governing by refusing to play the boss.
An ideological agenda for more “school choice” seems to be driving the district’s actions rather than what’s needed on the ground.
Given Woodlawn’s history, neighborhood organizers want to ensure the presidential center will benefit black residents, not displace them.
Developers buying shuttered Chicago schools face stiff competition for tax credits that make their repurposing plans viable.
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.
At Chicago Public Schools’ first meeting with potential buyers, up-to-date information on the buildings remains hard to come by.
Both Chicago and Kansas City carried out mass school closures in poor, black neighborhoods, but they had vastly different approaches to repurposing them.
Four years after mass school closures on the South and West sides, the district dashes community’s say in repurposing the vacant buildings.
The long-awaited expansion of the “L” could mitigate the impact of historic policies that fueled segregation and disinvestment in black communities.
For many, the credibility of Chicago’s new police accountability system hinges on creating a community board.