West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to 87 in the Loop. This is the ...

President Trump's war on DEI has gone far beyond the federal government. A nonprofit in Chicago dedicated to promoting equity by bringing women into the skilled trades is fighting for its existence.

In a city with a deep history of segregation, Chicago public health officials view the gap through the lens of race. They say ...

Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the ...

Local organizations offer to assist resistance to federal immigration action in North Carolina and say they'll prepare for ...

National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas have been tasked with protecting federal government employees such as Immigration and Customs... Chicago puts up a fight against Trump, deployment of ...

An apparent fight during a Southwest Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago led to two people being removed from the plane. It was unclear if anyone was arrested or charged in connection with ...

CHICAGO — Eric Harvey is furious about the deployment of the National Guard to Illinois, the city of Chicago, and his neighborhood. "That's a publicity stunt, man!" Harvey, who lives in the south side ...

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