For the last year, an army of volunteers has been standing behind migrants arriving in Chicago
Frenzied scenes at police stations where migrants were staying one year ago motivated a network of volunteers across Chicago that persists today.
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Frenzied scenes at police stations where migrants were staying one year ago motivated a network of volunteers across Chicago that persists today.
Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy.
City and state officials say they are in the planning stage of creating a unified shelter system.
After almost two centuries, the Indigenous nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the decision Friday, placing 130 acres into trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, giving the tribal nation sovereignty over the land after the U.S. auctioned off its land 175 years ago.
Too often, we think segregation is self-selection. Instead, it’s the end result of a host of 20th-century laws, policies, ideas and practices that deliberately shaped our region.
The federal government regulates work permits but delays frustrate immigration advocates who want states to take charge.
Psychologist Sylvia Perry studied conversations between white parents and their school-aged children to understand prejudice.
The CBS sitcom featured a Black family living in the public housing development. The legacy of the show is an unvarnished look at love and poverty.
Later this month the justices will hear a case that will determine if cities can use local laws to ban homeless people from sleeping outside with a blanket or other bedding.