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