Chicago crime and poverty are connected: poorer neighborhoods account for 63% of violent crime—but job creation can break the ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Bill Maher had a lot to say about race and crime in Chicago on the most recent episode of “Real Time”—most of it was boneheaded and wrong. Photo Illustration ...

An innovative new pilot program in Chicago will give 5,000 residents of the city $500 per month for a year as a way of helping them overcome poverty. The program, called the Chicago Resilient ...

Newswise — Consistent with last year, Chicago parents again selected gun violence, bullying/cyberbullying and poverty as the top three social problems for children and adolescents in the city, ...

Zoe Ma, the latest candidate to throw her hat into the Chicago mayoral race, officially launched her campaign on Tuesday. Ma's entry brings the total field of candidates to a dozen. Ma describes ...

Chicago is a shining example for the nation, Rahm Emanuel wants all to know. He told a receptive audience downtown Monday that the goals President Obama has for the country—more jobs, a vibrant ...

8-Apr-2025 at 8:15 PM EDT, by Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago contact patient services Newswise — The latest report from Voices of Child Health in Chicago at Ann & Robert H.

On Thursday, Mayor Lightfoot and the City of Chicago will host the Solutions Toward Ending Poverty -- or STEP -- Summit. It will bring together people from the community, businesses, non-profits and ...

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The Shriver Center on Poverty Law in Chicago is shutting its doors after years of financial struggles, the advocacy organization announced Tuesday. The Shriver Center, which has spent more than 50 ...