On a Wednesday in late February the sound of four-on-the-floor beats and hypnotic basslines wafted through the halls of ...

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The dismantling of BET+ and what It means when Black America loses control of its own story Last Friday, Paramount confirmed what many of us feared was coming: BET+, the standalone streaming service ...

Illinois legalized cannabis with equity at its core in 2020. Six years later, the results are mixed. After nearly 90 years of prohibition, Illinois became the first state to legalize the sale of ...

When Detaureo Harrington saw flashing police lights signaling him to pull over, he wasn’t worried about being arrested. After being arrested the year before in June 2022 on a gun possession charge, ...

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A new University of Illinois Chicago study finds that Chicago schools remain sharply divided, with policy decisions and funding gaps shaping students’ access to quality education. More than 70 years ...

A helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., takes off from Ross Field in front of Naval Station Great Lakes (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released) The nation ...

With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits delayed and reduced due to the government shutdown, and major changes to work requirements on the horizon, food insecurity is top of mind ...

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On days when wildfire smoke is bad, it looks like Chicago is covered in fog. The iconic city skyline disappears in a hazy sea of grays and blues. It’s hard to even see buildings a couple of blocks ...

It was Monday morning, Jan. 22, 2024, when Jamie Rhodes rushed to Hillsboro Health Hospital with her daughter to check on her father, who had been admitted with breathing complications. Upon her ...