Photos from President Obama’s Farewell Speech
Close to 20,000 supporters packed McCormick Place as the president returned to where it all began.
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Facing Budget Impasse and Ben Carson, Housing Advocates Press On
As Housing Action Illinois celebrates its 30th anniversary, a look at the challenges that face affordable housing advocates in 2017.
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week
A hyper-local approach to gun violence, the race to overhaul Chicago police, and Rauner’s great white whale
Diving Into My Past Life in a Lincoln Square Chakra Shoppe
In a session with a past-life regression therapist, our writer gets in touch with his inner Depression-era child.
Illinois's "Grand Bargain" on a Real Budget Could Include Pension Reform
And this time around, it might actually be legal.
Chicago's Winners and Losers in Trump's America
How will these local power players fare with the incoming Commander in Chief?
Was Facebook Live Torture a Hate Crime? Illinois Law Has Broad Definition
It can be deceptively difficult to charge this kind of case as a hate crime. But over the years Illinois has clarified—and considerably broadened—its law and precedent for such cases.
How Police Shootings in Chicago Have Changed in Three Decades
What I learned after stumbling across a 1980s book about people shot by Chicago police.
10 Stories You Should Read This Week
Refugees making Chicago’s famous cheesecake, what’s driving violence in the city, and new minority police recruits.
The Life of a City
“At some point every photographer of note has come through the city,” says photo editor Michael Williams, who co-authored a new book with over 200 images.