Ahead of Labor Day, James Barrett, professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lilia ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is using a little-known legal motion to remove asylum-seekers without a hearing to ...

Johnson voiced support for a citywide moratorium on data centers, but stopped short of opposing the quantum campus.

This story was originally published by the Chicago Reader. he Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is extending a pilot ...

This story was originally published by the Chicago Reader. The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is extending a pilot program that provides incarcerated people with 775 minutes of free phone ...

This story was first published by Borderless Magazine. n an overcast afternoon in April, Juan Pabon and his wife Joseline De ...

he Exchange is the Weekly’s poetry corner that celebrates the power of the literary arts and the bridge it creates between those of all walks of life. In each entry of The Exchange, you’ll be ...

For this issue and the center of our September Third Thursday, we’re writing ode poems. Start thinking about the person, place, or thing that holds weight in your life and let the adornments flow.

Editor’s note: Last month, we published Sixteen Minutes in a Burning Cell, which investigated the immediate causes of Martinez Duncan’s November 2025 death in Cook County Jail. Martinez was kept in a ...

nsiders pass the time while waiting for their clothes to dry on a handmade clothesline. Hanging up a clothesline is a violation of the jail’s policy, and can result in funds removed from commissary ...

At exactly 11:11, making every wish in the room come true, Maria Zardoya emerged from the fog in a white flowy dress, singing in a sotto voice. Known as the vocalist of alternative pop band The ...