Aldermen Vote Against Mayor Johnson’s Proposal to Reimplement Daley-Era Corporate Head Tax

That the mayor’s proposal, a modest tax that was in place for 40 years before it was eliminated under Rahm Emanuel, is framed as remotely radical or controversial is a sad sign of our times

Film Producer Wants to Build ‘Midwest Hollywood’ by Cultivating a Local Workforce

Danita E. Patterson's hands-on apprenticeship program, new LED screen technology, and expanded tax credits are helping young creators stay in Chicago instead of moving to the coasts

Stand Up for Veterans Event Celebrates Service and Community Impact

Congressman Davis recognized three standout veterans, while the Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute named the federal lawmaker an honorary veteran

Illinois Restoring Full SNAP Benefits After Shutdown Ends

All recipients expected to receive November aid by Nov. 20

New Sound Café Revives Spirit of Long-Vacant Gospel Record Shop in Austin

The family-owned space blends micro-roasted coffee, gospel roots, and preserved 1970s history inside a building once home to New Sound Gospel Records and Tapes

In Photos: Documenting a Caravan of Care

Photographer Kenn Cook Jr. documented a Nov. 8 caravan that followed Border Patrol agents throughout the West Side

Still Angry Over 2013 School Closures, Austin Residents Hear Two Proposals To Revive Shuttered Armstrong 

Residents packed BUILD Chicago Nov. 10 to hear two Black-women-led plans to redevelop Louis Armstrong Elementary —one as a cosmetology college, the other as a sports and wellness center

Print Edition: November 12, 2025
How Winston Reed Built Cut Right Barber & Beauty From Sheer Drive

"What brought me to this location? Vision," says barber and entrepreneur Winston Reed

CPS Narrows Superintendent Search — and West Side NAACP Calls Foul

Local activists with the Westside Branch NAACP said there was progress during King's short tenure