Survey: What is Your Biggest Concern as an Essential Worker?
Tell us what you need as an essential worker
As Remote Learning Continues, Reopening Plans Remain a Concern
Worries abound that reopening schools will not improve the educational experience of children in communities where COVID-19 positivity rates are the highest—and may put them at risk.
Plant Chicago Connects Link Card Holders to Local Farms
The Link Produce Box program allows Link Card holders to purchase a weekly assortment of fresh produce, bread, and eggs from local farms
Lights Out
How more than 73,000 Illinois homes lost electric service during COVID-19
How 2020 Pushed Rapper Blvck Svm to New Heights
In a year marked by pandemic and political activism, Hyde Park’s Blvck Svm persevered and leveled up.
The Neighborhood You Live In Affects Your COVID-19 Risk
Lack of access to healthcare and home internet are associated with higher COVID-19 deaths, suggesting resource availability is linked to mortality rates
There’s an Uptick in Street Overdoses During the Pandemic
Cook County is projected to double the number of opioid-related overdoses among unsheltered homeless persons this pandemic year
North Lawndale Teachers and Parents Tackle School Closures Head-on
Plagued by memories of past school closings, they organized against a plan to consolidate three schools
County Budget Downgrades ER Services and Closes South Side Clinics
‘We can argue over semantics if they want to and say that it’s not a closure.’
A Simple Twist of Fate
Addiction, prison, pregnancy, and a second chance