News
Chicago Police Department seeking more diverse workforce
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chief Garry McCarthy announced this week that applications for new officers are due Dec. 16, and the entrance exam will be given in February.
News
Government-backed home loans prevalent on West Side
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A new report by the Woodstock Institute shows that twice as many of these loans were issued to individuals in communities of color than in predominately white neighborhoods.
Opinion
Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks
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An alliance makes the case to keep North Lawndale together, as officials work on a new map that will be unveiled later this month.
Opinion
Austin, the kid, takes a stand for freedom
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Graphic designer and artist Rickie P. Brown Sr. presents an African-American history month cartoon that addresses a modern issue.
News
Final redistricting hearing set for tonight
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After months of debate, a Chicago City Council vote to finalize the new boundaries for the 50 aldermanic seats could come this week or next.
News
Decline in West Side’s population could mean drop in political power
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Attend free redistricting workshops this week and next to learn more about the process and how it will affect you. An Illinois Senate redistricting committee will hold another hearing later today.
News
New movie highlights foreclosure epidemic
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Filmmaker David Schechter and others discussed “Plunder: The Crime of Our Time” at its premier held earlier this month at Columbia College Chicago.
News
Safe at home?
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Many anonymous calls made from Austin to the state’s abuse hotline were not deemed valid. In its new issue, The Chicago Reporter also finds that black families are more likely to be investigated by the state for sexual child abuse – yet the allegations are less likely to be found valid.
News
Women on the West Side talk money
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Chicago Public Radio’s Natalie Moore met with residents at the Lawndale League of Extraordinary Women. Hear what they’re doing to become financially savvy.