Tenants at a low-income apartment complex in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood have formed a union to fight possible eviction, saying the Obama Presidential Center's construction is driving up real estate pressure and threatening families who have lived there for decades.
More Catholic schools in the Chicago area are shutting their doors even as Republican candidates for Illinois governor ramp up calls for school choice policies.
A Chicago-area elementary school teacher was placed on administrative leave after a brief Facebook post expressing ICE support triggered organized backlash from activists and elected officials.
A brutal train murder on a Chicago Blue Line train has drawn national attention after prosecutors revealed the suspect allegedly filmed the killing and its aftermath.
A bombshell report from the Chicago Board of Education’s Office of Inspector General reveals widespread corruption and abuse within Chicago Public Schools.