What About Us?
As the city spends millions of dollars to house bused-in migrants, many Black residents worry about getting pushed aside again.
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Highland Park’s Darkest Day
A year after the Fourth of July parade shooting that left seven dead and 48 wounded, six central figures recount their experiences both then and since.
We Have the Most Diverse City Council in Chicago History
A far cry from the ethnic white, overwhelmingly male Council of yesteryear, today’s group looks like the people they represent.
The Seven Most Progressive Wards in Chicago
The progressive uprising of recent years has given Chicago the largest democratic socialist caucus of any American city.
The Crusader
Chicago has never had a mayor like Brandon Johnson. Can the former teacher and union organizer remake the city?
Gown vs. Town
Northwestern’s plan to replace Ryan Field with a sports and entertainment complex is causing a hometown hassle.
Yesterday’s Radicals Have Become Today’s Establishment
Community organizing was born in Chicago, so it’s a surprise that it took so long for an organizer to become mayor.
The Man Who Called the Election
Not all pollsters were predicting a slim Paul Vallas victory going into the April 4 mayoral runoff. IZQ Strategies had Brandon Johnson in the lead — and by an eye-opening 5 percentage points. Once mail-in votes were tabulated, that forecast wasn’t far off: Johnson wound up with 52.1 percent of the vote to Vallas’s 47.9. … Read more
There Is One Map of Chicago
Whether you’re talking about food deserts, violence, or poverty, the maps are all the same — and they reflect historic generational disinvestment.