A group of stakeholders discussed alternatives, but ultimately recommended ShotSpotter stay until a replacement could be ...

Family members testified about loved ones who died in Cook County Jail at a meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Credit: (Screenshot of meeting webcast) On Wednesday, seven people whose ...

ShotSpotter sensors were still on the roof of a park building in Kenwood two weeks after the city’s contract with the company expired in September. Credit: Jim Daley This article was produced in ...

Council members voted 27–23 to pass Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget proposal, which doesn’t include a property tax increase. Mayor Brandon Johnson, flanked by budget director Annette Guzman and ...

The downfall of K-Swiss was a revolutionary time for Chicagoans. Juke, the grandchild of house music, rapidly absorbed the early 2000s and became a defining aspect of Black Chicago culture as it lives ...

Tea is a social glue or excuse for us to sit down, know a little bit of each other, and find the right words to share,” said Shaolong Jiang, the owner of an authentic Chinese tea house in Little Italy ...

SECAs—special education classroom assistants—will now be able to request to attend meetings to discuss student needs and progress thanks to a new contract. Photo provided by SEIU Local 73. Jerry, a ...

On November 6, while City Hall was embroiled in a budget brawl over rising property taxes and declining federal support, voters in two South Side districts did something you might not expect. By ...

and mandatory assemblies that only made things worse, a middle school girl is taking matters into her own hands and throwing them. She packs up her bag while finishing her sentence, and walks to the ...

At a time of dire threat, there’s a push to provide healing through “radical hope” and a vow to organize and protect those most vulnerable. Mamadou Lamine Niang speaks about his role as a caseworker ...