Coronavirus
Most Illinois prison staff haven’t gotten Covid-19 boosters
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Fewer than one in ten prison staffers have received a booster, even as Covid-19 cases spike in correctional facilities across the state.
Fewer than one in ten prison staffers have received a booster, even as Covid-19 cases spike in correctional facilities across the state.
A new round of rental assistance for Cook County tenants facing eviction comes as the statewide eviction moratorium is set to end.
How many cops have gotten their vaccine shots? The question has a definite answer. But no one in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office or the police department seems able to put a number on it.
Survivors of gender-based violence face barriers to court access that have worsened amid the Covid-19 pandemic, advocates and attorneys say. Chief Judge Tim Evans has pledged to enact changes in response to the criticism.
In the midst of a housing crisis that has left immigrant renters among the most vulnerable, a group of immigrant punk rock musicians are fighting to stay at a commercial building they’ve called home for years.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs historic criminal justice reform package into law, reforming almost every area of the justice system — from police accountability to pretrial detention to sentencing.
Illinois is one of a handful of U.S. states that will prioritize incarcerated people in the next phase of its rollout.
After a historic budget season, 21 City Council members voted against the mayor’s proposed budget last week. City Bureau spoke with organizers and members of City Council about their plans moving forward.
“We are the revolution. It is in our bodies. It is in our bones. It is in our art. It is in the way that we speak.”
GoodKids MadCity youth organizers China Smith and Miracle Boyd reflect on their experiences amid the pandemic and the growing movement against racial injustice, part of our ‘Essential Work’ series.