Venerable North Side food pantry adopts a new name to reflect its expanded reach and vision
Over the years, Lakeview Pantry has expanded beyond the North Side and added services such as mental health, job and housing assistance.
Natalie Moore
Reporter, Race, Class and Communities
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Study finds that Chicago issued half a million parking tickets in error between 2012 and 2018
The city issued 475,000 tickets under conditions when parking restrictions — like during scheduled street cleaning — did not apply.
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Englewood residents mourn the loss of their Whole Foods and ponder what’s next
“When I first heard the news, it was like a punch in the stomach,” said Michelle Rashad, head of an Englewood nonprofit focused on healthy living.
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Chicago Community Trust CEO Helene Gayle is stepping down to lead Spelman College
Under her leadership, Gayle shifted the foundation’s focus to advancing racial equity and guiding community groups through the pandemic.
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Thousands will gather at a ‘Golden Girls’ convention this weekend at Navy Pier
Picture it: “Golden Girls” lovers wearing swag, meeting former writers and producers and a giant wicker purse in honor of character Sophia.
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Dolen Perkins-Valdez unpacks her new novel ‘Take My Hand’
The book is inspired by the case of the Relf sisters, two Black teens who were sterilized without their consent in 1973 in Montgomery, Ala.
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Sharing life lessons and career advice, Obama connects with Chicago high school students
For about an hour, Barack Obama spoke to 450 Hyde Park Academy students about his upbringing and unlikely career path to the White House.
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A federal task force issues steps to address racial discrimination in home appraisals
The plan calls for action to diversify the appraisal industry, bolster regulation and empower homeowners to seek remedies.
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An Englewood artist highlights the pain and plunder that contract buying inflicted on Black families
Tonika Lewis Johnson connects “contracting buying” theft of the past to the present-day wealth gap and disinvestment in Black communities.
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No flamin’ hots or bulletproof glass: A new model for a corner store opens in Englewood
Go Green Community Fresh Market, a profound departure from corner stores on the city’s South and West sides, opens Tuesday at 63rd and Racine.
