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

Mandami’s Primary Victory and What It Signals For The Democratic Party Moving Forward. Christian Perry is a community ...

Jonathan Sharp is a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the Environmental Litigation Group, P.C., where he oversees financial ...

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

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 ...

Property taxes have increased every year in Illinois for the past three decades. For the 2026 budget season, legislators and ...

Justice-impacted Illinoisans face life-long barriers to employment, housing and education. “A different kind of lawyer” offers hope. At 54, Cynthia Cornelius had a packed resume. She’d worked in ...

Originally published on Prison Writers Jereme Carter describes the living conditions in the East Moline Correctional Center which he says has urine on the floors from leaky toilets, black mold ...

Throughout my career spanning major media outlets such as the Daily Times of Nigeria, Nigerian Herald, Radio Nigeria and others, I have witnessed journalism’s power to transform societies, hold power ...

Tactical teams in Illinois prisons are reportedly using abusive practices a decade after “Orange Crush” case Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence and abuse inside ...

Two University of Chicago students were banned from volunteering in the Cook County Jail after publicly criticizing jail policies. A letter from the People’s Law Office alleges that the students’ ...