Community Peacekeepers say reducing shootings means confronting poverty, trauma and instability in the neighborhoods most ...

As part of TCR’s Chicago Through Photos series, we’re hosting a photography contest on May 14. We invite participants to ...

Selling magazines becomes a lifeline for Chicagoans navigating the intersecting barriers of incarceration, addiction, and housing instability. For decades, Keith Hardiman heard the same answer when he ...

In honor of Local News Day, TCR is turning its lens toward the city’s past and present, exploring Chicago’s complex and often fraught history through photography. From entrenched segregation to ...

Expanding earned credits could improve rehabilitation, reduce overcrowding, and support correctional staff wellness. When Ray Guerica received his “out date,” an estimated date when his prison ...

Illinois currently has over 220 data centers, with the market rapidly expanding. Pictured here is a data center located near Chicago O’Hare Airport. (Credit: Creative Commons) From the South and West ...

A multibillion-dollar industry has left many social equity entrepreneurs struggling to survive. In the six years since Illinois legalized recreational marijuana, dispensaries have blossomed across ...

Illinois legalized cannabis with equity at its core in 2020. Six years later, the results are mixed. After nearly 90 years of prohibition, Illinois became the first state to legalize the sale of ...

In July, CPS claimed the mass layoff of special education staff was an equity-driven reset, and not a means to address the $734M education budget shortfall. CPS officials told The Chicago Reporter the ...

With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits delayed and reduced due to the government shutdown, and major changes to work requirements on the horizon, food insecurity is top of mind ...

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On days when wildfire smoke is bad, it looks like Chicago is covered in fog. The iconic city skyline disappears in a hazy sea of grays and blues. It’s hard to even see buildings a couple of blocks ...