David Vance
“Let the people decide, and let’s hope for the best.” – John Sandoval
Community and Collaboration
The 10th Ward showcases its participatory budgeting projects
Author: Anne Li
Pulling at the Thread
Local sewing and design groups rise in popularity
Ellie Mejía
“I love to create. Refashion, reuse, repurpose. I love to make stuff.” –Felicia Alston
A Race to Claim Justice
Amid protests, the election for State’s Attorney moves into its final phase
Anita Alvarez, Donna More, and Kim Foxx, by Ian Moore
After Foxx received the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic Party, Alvarez said, “I owe them nothing. Ask Ms. Foxx what she owns Toni Preckwinkle.”
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
Participatory budgeting begins in Chicago for 2016
Courtesy of Nicole Garcia
“What’s cool about PB is that before, we never knew how the money was spent.”
Narrative Action
Word Warrior by Sonja D. Williams paints a colorful portrait of journalist and activist Richard Durham
“His accomplishments,” she writes, “reinforced my own belief that media, in all its incarnations, should serve a higher purpose than just mindless diversion.”
Historic Hyde Park
At a talk on Hyde Park's historical architecture, a web of community stories
But the most compelling stories are the human ones behind the photos. Moving from one picture to the next, Davis builds a web of neighborhood lives.