By Thomas Vogel State lawmakers are working to prevent local law enforcement agencies conducting investigations from violating the privacy of Chicagoans. Any resident using a
By Brendan Hickey The members of the Harmony, Hope, & Healing choir all have something in common: They struggle with drug addiction and homelessness, they
By Brendan Hickey Jonathan Cooper returned to his home in Chicago after two military tours in the Middle East alive but injured. His back was
By Rebekah Frumkin At 21, Alexis Smith already has the résumé of someone twice her age. She’s a poet, memoirist and activist working on a
By Enrica Nicoli Aldini It’s been a rough year for Planned Parenthood. Not only have Republicans in Congress repeatedly tried to pass bills to suspend
By Bian Elkhatib and Meggie Morris Almost 5,000 miles away from his home in Chicago, Sierra Leonean Alie Kabba awaits trial in Freetown. He is
By Morgan Gilbard The financial future of Chicago Public Schools already looked dire to those on the inside before Republican officials proposed a state takeover
By Branden Hampton The state-of-the-art healthcare simulation labs at the new $251 million Malcolm X College campus will help better prepare students for careers in
By Kat Lonsdorf Sitting in a modest apartment in Chicago’s northern Rogers Park neighborhood, Firas Jawish, 35, thought back on the 10 months he spent
By Misha Euceph “Turn the radio down. Turn the radio down! They’re gonna take you to jail,” said 4-year-old, Max Manasseh. “What? What do you