A quiet revolution is taking place inside the bustling libraries in Chicago’s West and South Sides. Since June 2024, organizers from BlackRoots Alliance (BA), an organization that advocates for Black ...

Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality ...

The museum’s Black Creativity Career Showcase highlights diverse professionals in STEAM CHICAGO – From skeletons to metal detectors to robots and beyond, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in ...

Twenty years ago the ponds of Izaak Walton Forest Preserve in southern Cook County looked very different. Clean and clear, they attracted birdwatchers, recreational fishers and nature enthusiasts. In ...

Twenty years ago the ponds of Izaak Walton Forest Preserve in southern Cook County looked very different. Clean and clear, they attracted birdwatchers, recreational fishers and nature enthusiasts. In ...

Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality, using the power of investigative journalism. Our mission is national but ...

Katie Schulder-Battis is an accomplished investigative journalist serving as the Chicago Reporter’s Investigative Editor, where she has focused on legal justice reform, local policy, and healthcare ...

2009: “Reaching Black Boys” by Sarah Karp and John Myers 2004: “With Little Guidance, Students Drift Through and Out of School,” by Maureen Kelleher 2001:Chicago Matters: Education Matters, seven ...

Chicago becomes official with its first city charter. The Chicago Teachers Federation (CTF) is formed to advocate on behalf of teachers. It would become the Chicago Teachers Union 40 years later.