Max Lubbers
General Assignment Fellow
Chicagoland programs are sending mental health professionals to handle some emergencies, rather than police.
The Illinois law is the first of its kind in the nation, and it goes into effect July 1.
Start your engines, Chicago.
As states surrounding Illinois pass laws restricting transgender children, a new book illustrates a framework for educators to better include their trans students.
Chicagoans are building creative models to address food insecurity and access in the city.
There’s a long legacy of Black queer nightlife in Chicago.
PFAS chemicals can linger almost permanently in soil, water and air.
Experts flag issues leading up to the Democratic National Convention in August, including foreign interference.
Drowning can often be fast and silent. Reset gets tips on how to help someone you see struggling in the water.
The project is underway and is expected to wrap up in summer 2026.
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, calling the company a “monopoly.”
A new summer program will provide eligible families a one-time credit of $120 per child to purchase groceries.
Flip phones are back in style. Reset discusses solutions to curbing our Smartphone addictions.
World Press Freedom Day is on May 3. We discuss recent local and national violations of journalists’ rights.
In 1849, the U.S. government illegally auctioned off land owned by the Prairie Band Potawatomi. Now, the Tribal Nation has regained sovereignty over portions of that land.
City and state officials say they are in the planning stage of creating a unified shelter system.
Only Oak Park and Ford Heights applied for the fund. While some suburbs are still in talks with the county, the official deadline has passed.