Even at a glance, the differences are obvious. The walls of Ferriday High School are old and worn, surrounded by barbed wire.

MECRO outfits porches with LED lights that automatically turn on at dusk, helping residents feel safer — and showing them how ...

In a historic debut at the Studebaker Theater, “She Who Dared” tells a story of pivotal figures who fought segregation ...

Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

James Rondeau, director of the Art Institute of Chicago stands next to Grant Wood's American Gothic (1930) as it is installed at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, England, for a 2017 exhibition.

Homes like D’Agostino’s, typically called coach houses, carriage houses or “granny flats,” are illegal to build in most of ...

For a stronger economy, more vibrant communities, and a more just society, we must demand transparency in our housing markets ...

The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, ...

In this episode of Groundbreakers, Fox 32’s Anita Blanton sits down with Miller Green, a former Freedom Rider whose quiet ...

The Department of Justice has launched a probe into the city of Chicago's hiring practices in what Chicago mayor Brandon ...

The Department of Justice said Monday it would launch an investigation into the City of Chicago over its hiring practices. Officials said the probe would determine whether local leaders are ...

Structural inequalities, including wealth inequality and social segregation ... and another using daily COVID-19 infection data from Chicago—to better understand the relationship between ...