Chicago to create ‘unified system’ for migrant and homeless shelters
City and state officials say they are in the planning stage of creating a unified shelter system.
Max Lubbers
Reset Fellow
Stories by Max Lubbers
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Cook County set aside $20 million for suburbs to help migrants. Only a few applied for the money.
Only four suburbs applied for the funds. While some municipalities are still in talks with the county, the official deadline has passed.
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How to avoid financial exploitation and scams targeting elders
Older adults aren’t more likely to get scammed than other age groups – but they are at risk for higher losses and have less time to recoup.
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Chicago poets reflect on the city’s unique poetry scene
During National Poetry Month, a panel of Chicago writers, including poet laureates, discuss the rich history of our city’s poetry scene.
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This Chicago doctor worked in a Gaza hospital. Here’s what she saw.
Dr. Tammy Abughnaim recently returned from a medical aid trip to Gaza. When it came time to leave, she says she begged to stay with her patients.
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How Chicago’s selective enrollment schools came to be
Selective enrollment schools have roots in integration efforts — and the space race.
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Vacant lots near public transit pose issues for Chicago neighborhoods
More than one-third of Chicago’s vacant lots are near L stops, according to a new study.
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Chicagoans on COVID attitudes today: ‘It feels like large-scale gaslighting’
This March marks four years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
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More than two-thirds of Chicago’s young children may be exposed to lead, study says
Chicago has some 400,000 lead pipes – and replacement of those pipes is slow-going.
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Bring Chicago Home appears headed for defeat. Here’s what’s next.
After much debate and a court challenge, the referendum appears to head toward failure — but neither side has claimed victory yet.
