When video of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald finally surfaced in November 2015, ...

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New SNAP work requirements in Illinois could leave hundreds of thousands without benefits, strain food pantries, and increase food insecurity, affecting families and children across local communities.

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The altar at “A Day of Remembrance” memorializes George Floyd and others who lost their lives to violence. It was constructed by artist Sonja Henderson and florist John Pendleton. (Photo/Sara Cooper) ...

The Uptown Farmers Market has been open since May every Wednesday, 2:30 to 7 p.m., and through rain or shine, heat and humidity, it has become a destination for people to buy fresh local produce, ...

The Uptown Farmers Market has been open since May every Wednesday, 2:30 to 7 p.m., and through rain or shine, heat and humidity, it has become a destination for people to buy fresh local produce, ...

Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality, using the power of investigative journalism. Our mission is national but ...