The City Council is facing a packed agenda Wednesday during its regular meeting. One of the big items up for vote is the first phase of the 1901 Project, a massive effort to revitalize the area around ...

For years, vast stretches of vacant lots have scarred Chicago's landscape - visible reminders of decades of disinvestment. "For generations, if the only thing you've ever seen is a vacant lot, ...

More than 1,000 Chicago Housing Authority residents who are behind on rent have not paid for an average of nearly two years.

Though the city said a planned March 5 moving event doesn't mean the encampment will be cleared, similar events have led to ...

Insufficient technology, understaffing and a leadership shakeup left $10.4 million in uncollected rent last year.

CHA’s Office of the Inspector General report from the last quarter of 2024 found that as of March 1, 2024, CHA was owed more than $10.4 million dollars in rent by these 1,394 residents and was failing ...

“We will not be Florida where churches are teaching Black history on the weekends,” Gates tells Word In Black. “Black history is going to stay and remain as a course of study in our public schools, ...

Find answers to common questions about legal rights, public benefits, housing and Chicago’s sanctuary city policies all in ...

"This is one area where there does appear to be convergence between Democrats and Republicans," said UChicago professor Mike ...

The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation ...

Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to about the size of a parking space whenever she gets home. Her cramped Hong Kong home is one of ...

Join us for a panel discussion that will explore the impact of President Trump’s executive orders on key areas including ...