Back To School And In-Person Learning? Don’t Forget Broadband Equity
As the Delta Variant looms over a return to classrooms this fall, the internet is not a luxury but a necessity.
As the Delta Variant looms over a return to classrooms this fall, the internet is not a luxury but a necessity.
As the school year ramps up, CSU’s athletic director explains what the next few months could look like for student athletes at the school.
Ali’s wife and three children left Illinois in June to visit relatives in Afghanistan. After the Taliban took over, he scrambled to help them find a way out.
Suicides rose among Black and Hispanic communities in Chicago during COVID-19. But rates were escalating before the pandemic struck.
A WBEZ analysis of census data shows racial and ethnic population swings in the city and suburbs and declining white population statewide.
The legislation was inspired by Gus “Jett” Hawkins, a 4-year-old Chicago boy who had to take out his braids because of a dress code violation.
Chicago’s overall population has not declined, but its Black population dropped to its lowest point in more than 60 years.
New census data shows that the city’s Black population, the only major racial group to decline in number, has fallen to a 60-year low.
No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials’ interference and the Census Bureau’s new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.
Many have become homeless despite federally-funded programs, and 60,000 Illinois households are behind on rent and could face eviction.