Employers challenged to understand, address stigma faced by formerly incarcerated job-seekers
By stepping into the shoes of those with a conviction in their background, businesses see the need for fair chance hiring and retention.
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‘Chicago Bound: The Great Migration of the Blues’ heads to Chicago’s parks to tell the story behind the music
If the Chicago Blues Festival in June whet your appetite for more blues this summer, the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks aims to give you what you...
Education Couture literacy program brings ‘learning into fashion’ for underserved children
Ruckiya Ross' nonprofit helps reinforce kids' literacy chops and gives parents tools to help grow their children's love for learning.
Chance the Rapper, Ann Patchett and Cristina Henríquez win 2024 Library Foundation awards
The Chicago Public Library Foundation announces its annual honorees, including Chance, who credits what he learned at libraries with inspiring his career.
A real-world ‘Sesame Street’: Lawndale Pop-Up Spot puts art, storytelling in the hands of the public
With rotating exhibits, the museum housed in a shipping container lets community members dictate what they want to see and do.
We Walk For Her march continues to call out city’s inaction over missing Black girls and women: ‘No one would help me’
Ald. Jeanette Taylor said that for seven years, this march and the young girls who lead it, have been asking for a task force for missing women.
Asian American history curriculum gains stronger footing with boost from Illinois’ Teacher of the Year
At Aurora's Georgetown Elementary School, on a sunny March morning, Rachael Mahmood's fifth graders’ voices were competing to be heard; excited to show off what makes them unique given the...
North, South Lawndale come together to lay the groundwork for West Side children’s museum
The One North Lawndale Discovery Center would serve children and caregivers with 15,000 square feet of exhibits, play areas and other services.
Pastor kicks off summer with a community march that prays for nonviolence
As warm weather months get underway, thousands came out for a 2-mile peace march in the Chatham neighborhood.
‘Say Their Names’ project memorializes Black Americans killed by law enforcement: ‘We’re tired of living it’
A different kind of memorial project got underway ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, this one honoring the lives of Black Americans killed by police. The "Say Their Names" initiative,...