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Many Black people in the U.S. cannot trace their ancestry because earlier generations of their family were enslaved. But an ...
Evanston has disbursed millions of dollars to Black residents as part of its first-in-the-nation municipal reparations ...
Insurers are raising rates. State officials are pressing back. And scientists say that researching this “underappreciated peril” is critical.
Volunteers with the Highland Park Peace Project want to tell consumers about businesses that are enabling and preventing gun ...
The pandemic was devastating to the courier business, but it persists. While the industry is a far cry from its heyday a few ...
Gov. JB Pritzker touts redistricting in response to Texas, but his legislative allies cite no signs of movement on the issue ...
The Aurora resident wrote a 2021 bestseller about how she trained her dog Stella to communicate using buttons. In a new book, ...
Some Chicago Public School alumni say school lunch used to be delicious, which might shock current students. What changed in the cafeteria?
CPS CEO and union leaders met with alderpeople Tuesday about closing the district’s $734 million deficit. They didn’t offer a ...
It’s not an idea, it’s a necessity to keep the value alive,” says Rosa’s founder Tony Mangiullo. Under this new label, ...
The city says that the number of homeless people is down but that the number of people living in “unsheltered locations” like ...
The State Board of Education will vote Wednesday on new exam benchmarks. Education officials say the existing standards have ...