Chicago City Council Loses Its Only Asian American Alderman
Ameya Pawar, the first and only Asian American to serve on Chicago’s City Council, leaves office after eight years.
Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Reporter, Race, Class and Communities
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Census Citizenship Question Could Hurt Citizens, Noncitizens Alike
Households with immigrants that don’t participate in the census could include citizens who would also go uncounted.
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Study Shows Islamophobia Is Rising In The U.S. Same For Chicago, Some Say
A local Muslim civil rights group says that trend is mirrored in Chicago and its suburbs.
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STIs Reach Peak Levels; Poor Areas Most At Risk
Experts cite a lack of federal funding, access to adequate health care and cultural sensitivity for the rising rates and wide disparities.
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Cook County Sees Country’s Largest Population Loss
The population of Cook County population dipped below 2010 levels for the first time this decade.
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Emanuel Taps Community Leaders To Help With 2020 Census
The committee’s goal is to help ensure that people of color, veterans, the homeless and others are counted in the 2020 census.
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One Year Out, Census’ Hard-To-Count Areas Worry Officials
A year out from the 2020 census, Cook County officials worry about nearly a third of the county’s residents living in “hard-to-count” areas.
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Cook County In Bottom Half Of State Health Rankings
An annual report ranking Illinois counties by their residents’ health shows that Cook County lags behind much of the state.
