He towered over the packed bus, standing well over 6 feet, with a head full of locks and a purple shirt proudly boasting “Chicagoan” on his chest. “You’re getting an official Mahogany tour because the ...

CHICAGO -- He towered over the packed bus, standing well over 6 feet, with a head full of locks and a purple shirt proudly boasting “Chicagoan” on his chest. “You’re getting an official Mahogany tour ...

CHICAGO — On a hot July day in 1919, a black 17-year-old swimming in Lake Michigan drifted in a dangerous direction — toward the white section of a Chicago beach. White beachgoers, angry at Eugene ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "One is not lived in, has been boarded up for a while and one is very much lived in," remarked Chicago artist Tonika Johnson, looking at two homes-one from the Southside and the other ...

Tia Brown, a 4th grade Chicago Public Schools teacher and mom of three, was born and raised on the city’s West Side, where she and her husband hoped to buy their first home when they began looking in ...

In Chicago, residents strive for equity in a city impacted by the effects of segregation. In Chicago, segregation has a profound impact. From disparities in housing, education and healthcare to ...

Segregation is a hallmark of Chicago. The city boasts its diversity — blacks, whites, and Latinos each make up roughly a third of Chicago’s population — but residents tend to live in separate ...

A decision could be reached in the coming months in a long-running lawsuit that links Chicago landmark districts to racial segregation and a lack of affordable housing. The city of Chicago in late ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — On a hot July day in 1919, a black 17-year-old swimming in Lake Michigan drifted in a dangerous direction — toward the white section of a Chicago beach. White beachgoers, angry at ...

The increase in the number of people able to work from home has opened the possibility that the pandemic will weaken the job-housing connection. The theory is that as working from home becomes more ...