The Rundown: Making Chicago’s streets and sidewalks more ADA accessible
Chicago may have high quality transit, cycling, and walkability infrastructure. But those with mobility issues can run into problems.
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Chicago may have high quality transit, cycling, and walkability infrastructure. But those with mobility issues can run into problems.
Lee Crooks is basically a local celebrity, with a highly-recognizable voice. He’s been announcing stops on the CTA for 25 years.
“Carmegeddon” author Daniel Knowles is taking a look at our relationship with cars and says it’s time for all of us to examine their impacts on our daily lives.
Biking can be dangerous in certain areas of Chicago. The cycling community advocates for ways to make it safer, while reminding leaders that “paint is not protection.”
Marques “Merk” Elliston and Cher’Don Reynolds became friends growing up in the Cabrini-Green Homes. They want to honor the community through art.
Chicago artist Robert Earl Paige has 60 years worth of his art on display right now at the Hyde Park Art Center.
The book “We Are the Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything” chronicles Black Chicagoans’ impact on dance, music, fashion, hair and even journalism itself.
“Jump” brings forth everything that comes with grief: the shock, the family drama, the unexpected moments of laughter and the continuation of everyday life.
In Chicago, it can feel impossible to find housing you can afford and actually want to live in. Some Chicagoans have found an answer in cooperative housing.
Numerous pro-Palestinian encampments have popped up around the county. In Chicago, the protests are heated, but noticeably less chaotic.