Reproductive justice seeks to expand conversations beyond choice and abortion rights
Grounded in Black feminism and human rights, reproductive justice is about movement-building and centering people pushed to the margins.
Race, Class & Communities
The Race, Class & Communities Desk seeks to provide enterprise reporting on broad themes and trends related to race and income in the Chicago metropolitan area and to provide beat coverage of topical issues including housing, immigration, work/opportunity and demographics.
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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.
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Cook County announces plans for the nation’s largest guaranteed basic income pilot
The Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot will provide $500 monthly payments to 3,250 county residents for 24 months.
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New book takes a closer look at social media, tech and racial justice
The authors of “Seen and Unseen” will stop by the American Writers Festival at the Chicago Cultural Center on May 15.
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One in five early childhood educators in Illinois live in poverty, a new report finds
A new report documents the state’s child care crisis, including high costs for families and low wages for workers.
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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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Antisemitic flyers left outside homes in Chicago’s North Shore suburbs
A new report says 2021 saw the highest number of antisemitic incidents in U.S. history. What’s driving the uptick in hate?
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New studies examine Afro-Latinos and Latino discrimination in the U.S
The two reports found foreign-born, darker-skinned Latinos face just as much discrimination from other Latinos as they do from non-Latinos.
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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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Mayor Lightfoot will introduce a measure that bans privatizing Chicago’s waterworks
The mayor’s proposal would also allow for the installation of more water meters and ban water shutoffs due to non-payment for most accounts.
