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

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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 ...

Chicago’s ‘gun crackdown’ targets people seeking safety When Detaureo Harrington saw flashing police lights signaling him to ...

This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Illustration by Verónica Martinez This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Sip of Hope features signs along its walls that validate mental health struggles. The Logan Square ...

The City of Chicago is searching for financial solutions amidst hundreds of pending police misconduct cases, spending more than double the $82 million budget. Eight years ago, police burst down the ...

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 ...

As the number of incarcerated women around the U.S. continues to skyrocket, some correctional facilities have started adapting to meet the needs of an increasingly gender diverse population. A pilot ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Chicago Reporter is committed to producing stories that identify marginalized communities’ ...

The idea that anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism started after September 11, 2001, is one thing many progressives get wrong. At least since the late 1970s, the U.S. government has been racially ...