Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality ...

Mandami’s Primary Victory and What It Signals For The Democratic Party Moving Forward. Christian Perry is a community ...

Jonathan Sharp is a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the Environmental Litigation Group, P.C., where he oversees financial ...

Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality ...

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 ...

Property taxes have increased every year in Illinois for the past three decades. For the 2026 budget season, legislators and ...

Justice-impacted Illinoisans face life-long barriers to employment, housing and education. “A different kind of lawyer” offers hope. At 54, Cynthia Cornelius had a packed resume. She’d worked in ...

Jereme Carter describes the living conditions in the East Moline Correctional Center which he says has urine on the floors from leaky toilets, black mold everywhere and correctional staff who hate ...

On December 18, 2024, Aaron Jones stands by the ditch that floods with sewage during heavy rainfall. He thinks if Carterville replaced its wastewater treatment plant, the overflows into his ditch ...

Homeowners may be notified with letters like this from the Chicago Department of Water Management if lead service lines are found during routine maintenance or construction. It can be difficult to ...

This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. CHICAGO — LaShon Minter Williams is waiting for a letter that could arrive any day now — one that may force her to leave the home ...