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Spurred by Black Lives Matter, coverage of police violence is changing
Newsrooms are moving away from privileging police accounts over those of police violence victims.
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‘A sacrifice zone’: Why did a Chicago community of color get saddled with a polluting scrapyard?
An EPA complaint alleges that the state discriminated against the Latino and Black communities in southeast Chicago when it approved new permits allowing the scrapyard to move into the community without proper public participation and meetings.
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Estudiante de raza negra reflexiona sobre cómo enfrentar el racismo en una escuela privada de Chicago: ‘Mantén la misma energía’
Randy Pierre, un estudiante de cuarto año en Latin School of Chicago, dice que protestas en contra de una cultura racista en la escuela “no puede ser el final de la lucha.”
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Black student reflects on confronting racism at top Chicago private school: ‘Keep the same energy’
In this first-person piece, Latin School of Chicago senior Randy Pierre shares his experiences with racism at the top private school — and reflects on how Latin School has responded since July, when an Instagram page exposed its allegedly racist culture.
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Thousands of Illinois drivers would get their licenses back under a criminal justice reform bill
If signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the legislation would restore the driving privileges of some 11,000 people by July.
