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Chrishona Hodges’s Life Sentence

By Elly Fishman
At a crossroads when Chicago profiled him nine years ago, Jerryon Stevens is now in jail, awaiting trial on a murder charge. At home, his mother reckons with her son’s path — and tries to hold her fractured family together. Read more
Ranking the New Illinois State Flag Designs
By Edward McClelland
It's time to get rid of the old seal on a bedsheet. Read more
“We Need to Create Space for Someone in Prison to Evolve”
Interview by Ben Austen
A new documentary, In Their Hands, examines Illinois’s parole system through one man's story. Read more

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Ranking the New Illinois State Flag Designs
By Edward McClelland
It's time to get rid of the old seal on a bedsheet. Read more
Chrishona Hodges’s Life Sentence
By Elly Fishman
At a crossroads when Chicago profiled him nine years ago, Jerryon Stevens is now in jail, awaiting trial on a murder charge. At home, his mother reckons with her son’s path — and tries to hold her fractured family together. Read more
“We Need to Create Space for Someone in Prison to Evolve”
Interview by Ben Austen
A new documentary, In Their Hands, examines Illinois’s parole system through one man's story. Read more
How City Politics Has Led to a Housing Shortage
By Leigh Giangreco
Chicago desperately needs more housing. But when it comes to building apartments, the city is its own worst enemy. Read more
The Trumpiest Election
By Edward McClelland
Were Trump's stronger numbers in Chicago an indication of the city becoming more Republican? Read more