This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. CHICAGO — LaShon Minter Williams is waiting for a letter ...

An Ill. bill passed in May aims to support survivors of domestic violence by preventing the collection of coerced debt ...

New “Justice for Debtor” bill to enable more Illinoisans to participate in small claims court by eliminating appearance fees ...

Juneteenth Chicagoland’s Intersection of Celebration and Calls for Justice The mid-June sunshine reveals Bronzeville streets ...

Advocates say the Cook County Sheriff’s Department’s house-arrest policies trap women in unsafe situations—and often force mothers to choose between their safety or their children. On an April night ...

Patrons waiting outside of a south suburban dispensary is becoming a common sight. Black and Latinx owners are barely a blip on the cannabis income radar. Kara Wright followed the rules and could be ...

The arguments against the Fair Tax Amendment on the ballot in November — when voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to allow a progressive income tax — often hinge on distortions ...

There’s so much going on right now of such unprecedented magnitude — a pandemic and an economic crisis, protests in the streets, and a presidential campaign with an incumbent who seems more ...

Guard towers line the perimeter of Stateville Correctional Center, which opened in 1925 in Crest Hill, Illinois. Credit: Photo by Anne d'Aquino In prison, having a cellmate you get along with is a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Demonstrators clash with police on Michigan Avenue after getting turned back from crossing the ...

As the marijuana business continues to boom across the state, Black Chicagoans still suffer from the lingering wounds of the U.S. government’s War on Drugs campaign that ran from the 1970s to the ...

As Chicago and Illinois pass one month of staying at home, the costs of containing the pandemic are piling up and it remains unclear when the worst will be behind us. More than 1,000 people have died ...