Sarah Macaraeg

People make their way down 26th Street in temperatures approaching 100 degrees in the Little Village neighborhood last summer.

How we reported on heat disparities in Chicago

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Amid all of the discourse on the devastating consequences of climate change, one fact often slips through the cracks: Targeted interventions can reduce potentially deadly heat exposure for city residents,...

A man leaps into Lake Michigan along the lakefront near Oak Street Beach while sunbathers soak up hot temperatures in the 90s on June 15, 2022.

Mapping a threat: Read the investigation on disparities in Chicago’s summer heat

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon, killing more people in an average year than hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and cold, according to the National Weather Service. Heat kills some outright via...

Teachers and supporters picket outside of Santiago Acero Charter School in Chicago on Dec. 6, 2018, on the third day of their strike. Acero teachers have again authorized a strike vote.

Teachers authorize strike at Acero charter school network in Chicago, says operator, accusing teachers union of ‘bad-faith bargaining’

May 11, 2023 at 5:52 p.m.

Teachers at Chicago's Acero Schools have voted to authorize a strike, according to operators of the charter school network and a Chicago Teachers Union charter division social media post. An...

Chicago Teachers Union Chief of Staff Jennifer Johnson, center, speaks to the media during the CTU's two-week strike in 2019. Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has named her as his deputy mayor of education.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson names Chicago Teachers Union chief of staff as deputy mayor for education

May 11, 2023 at 5:37 p.m.

A few days ahead of his inauguration Monday, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson announced that Jennifer "Jen" Johnson, the Chicago Teachers Union's recent chief of staff, will serve as his deputy mayor...

Gloria Austin holds on to her granddaughter Chloe Jordan outside the Hope Learning Academy school in Chicago on Friday. "You cannot just stick these young children anywhere and expect them to receive the same level of attention, care, compassion and education," Austin said.

Hope Learning Academy parents push CPS to keep their school open after independent operator announces it will shut down: ‘We’re family’

May 8, 2023 at 4:20 p.m.

At the start of her son's first grade year at Chicago's Hope Learning Academy last fall, Dequisha Johnson felt that her prayers had been answered. Johnson, 29, had been preparing...

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How we reported on heat disparities in Chicago

Mapping a threat: Read the investigation on disparities in Chicago’s summer heat

Teachers authorize strike at Acero charter school network in Chicago, says operator, accusing teachers union of ‘bad-faith bargaining’

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson names Chicago Teachers Union chief of staff as deputy mayor for education

Hope Learning Academy parents push CPS to keep their school open after independent operator announces it will shut down: ‘We’re family’

With Chicago set to move to an elected school board, new proposed map of 20 Board of Ed districts released

With Brandon Johnson at the helm, big shifts are ahead for Chicago Public Schools

Ald. Nicole Lee elected to first full term in 11th Ward

Chicago’s mayor candidates both have deep CPS ties — but starkly different visions for the future of schools

In 45th Ward, embattled Ald. Jim Gardiner is top vote-getter, likely headed to runoff with Megan Mathias