Artists on the South and West sides rely on free or subsidized community housing and the support of mission-driven arts organizations to maintain their art practices.

Chicagoans may continue to see additional taxes on their grocery bills. Following the Committee on Finance meeting, the ...

As housing prices skyrocket, some of Chicago's young adults are living with their families in order to remain in their communities.

If an officer doesn’t have a warrant or enough information to legally search a car, they can ask a driver to give permission, ...

It’s Nov. 4, 2024 — a foggy Monday afternoon in Chicago. In less than 36 hours, voters will elect Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Chicago Votes is hosting its last phone ...

Chad Emerson didn’t fully grasp how politics could shape his life — until he was incarcerated. Emerson, 39, was convicted of felony drug charges in 2012 and spent nearly eight years in federal prison ...

Once a sponsored sailboat racer and geologist, Jamie Grisko, 35, faced early retirement after an acute COVID-19 infection. Grisko, of North Lawndale, was diagnosed in December 2020 during early ...

The city needs more spaces for young people to connect and support each other. The best ones are spearheaded by the young people they’re meant to serve, organizers say. Whitney M. Young, Jr. Branch ...

On a cold, snowy morning in mid-March, Marielis Yepez, 30, and Adriana Valencia, 32, search for one particular contractor in a sea of customers loading their cars at a Southwest Side Home Depot. The ...

Men dressed solely in underwear pepper an uncrowded, low-lit gay club in Chicago’s Boystown on a chilly weekend night. Pop music thumps loud enough to drown out intimate conversation. Bartenders mix ...

Five recently arrived migrants say criminal trespassing enforcement at a Southwest Side Home Depot has escalated to alleged physical assaults by security personnel, including multiple off-duty Chicago ...