In Illinois, racial disparities in maternal health are worse than national averages. Doulas, midwives, and nurses are stepping in where hospitals often fall short. Read more
A bill signed this week could increase the number of individuals in court-ordered programs by 50 percent — and drastically reduce Illinois's state prison population. Read more
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