The City of Chicago is searching for financial solutions amidst hundreds of pending police misconduct cases, spending more ...

Beneath the shadow of the bustling overpass on Chicago’s Near West Side, where Desplaines Street meets Hubbard, is an ...

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

Beneath the shadow of the bustling overpass on Chicago’s Near West Side, where Desplaines Street meets Hubbard, is an informal encampment residents call the “Chocolate Factory.” Jeremy Holomshek, ...

At its current pace, the city’s project to replace lead water lines in Chicago’s Southside neighborhoods could take two ...

Sara Cooper, a graduate student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, joined TCR’s newsroom team in June. Her investigative reporting will enhance TCR’s coverage of environmental ...

Sara Cooper, a graduate student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, joined TCR’s newsroom team in June. Her investigative reporting will enhance TCR’s coverage of environmental ...

At its current pace, the city’s project to replace lead water lines in Chicago’s Southside neighborhoods could take two centuries. Researchers at Northwestern University and community activists are ...

City officials' responses to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald expose systemic failures in police accountability.

Better training could help police officers avoid interactions that could have a lasting negative impact on children’s development.