Visualizing CPD’s Homicide Problem By Christian Belanger A yearlong study offers a damning indictment of the way the Chicago Police Department investigates homicides. Read more
U. of C.’s Grad Students Are Striking By Christian Belanger The action is part of a series of recent clashes between Chicago universities and their grad students. Read more
A New Book Traces 50 Years of Policing in Chicago By Christian Belanger Occupied Territory examines the turbulent history between the CPD and black Chicagoans. Read more
Documenting a Divide in South Shore By Christian Belanger A new book chronicles the neighborhood’s exacerbating wealth disparities, as told from the perspective of someone who grew up there. Read more
Chicago’s Short-Lived but Pioneering School of Illustration By Christian Belanger Founded by Frank Holme, the institution trained many artists who heavily influenced the field of design. Read more
Bridgeport’s Alderman Wants to Ban Plywood on Vacant Buildings By christian belanger Patrick Daley Thompson says that properties boarded up with wood (rather than plexiglass) feed negative connotations of an area Read more
How Chicago Can Get People into Better Neighborhoods with Housing Vouchers By Christian Belanger Allowing more expensive vouchers in central neighborhoods could benefit recipients without costing more money overall. Read more
Why Is Chicago Sticking With Its Housing Voucher Rules as the Nation Shifts? By Christian Belanger, City Bureau Twenty-four metro areas are adopting a new, more fine-grained way of calculating rents. But Chicago officials believe that makes moving to low-poverty, low-violence neighborhoods in the city more difficult. Read more
Ivan Albright’s 'Seductive and Repellent' Art Draws Viewers In By Christian Belanger A new exhibit of the late artist’s work opens at the Art Institute this month. Read more
Ketamine Clinics Are Helping to Treat Depression By Christian Belanger Facilities for this treatment are popping up around Chicago. Here’s what you need to know about the club-drug-turned-therapy. Read more
