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Chicago
In Chicago, Assata’s Daughters Fight for Radical Change Through Youth Mentoring
In the group, young Black people are learning strategies to organize against the many social issues that impact them.
Chicago Teachers Are Threatening to Strike Against New Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Union leaders say that contract talks have changed little since Rahm Emanuel’s departure.
As Chicago Coal Plant Cleanup Proceeds, Residents Demand Air Pollution Monitors
The Crawford coal plant is a symbol of environmental injustice in a low-income residential neighborhood.
Hundreds of Jewish Activists Surround ICE Office to Protest Detention Centers
“'Never again' means close the camps!” demonstrators chanted.
It’s Bad Journalism to Take Cops at Their Word
When news outlets fail to fact-check police, they enable the scourge of police violence and mass incarceration.
Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies
A new documentary examines the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald and the attempted cover-up by Chicago police.
Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Flint Taylor's “The Torture Machine” is a personal history of the legal battle to expose Chicago's human rights abuses.
Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings
Under Commander Jon Burge, Black men endured torture and violence at the hands of Chicago police.
Meet the Underground Feminist Group That Provided Abortions Before “Roe”
In 1969, a group of women in Chicago decided to take matters into their own hands.
Head of Program Profiling Muslims in Chicago Steps Down Amid Pressure
Recent iterations of the program have rebranded, using progressive-sounding frames to obscure their true intent.