Lori Lightfoot

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Brown-skinned Black woman with short salt and pepper hair, dressed in a blue windbreaker jacket

Chicago’s Black Residents Make Up 70 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

James Baldwin. Black man with short dark hair smiling broadly, wearing a white shirt and dark suit jacket, with dark tie.

'Tis the Month to Celebrate LGBTQ+ Black History-Makers

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Demanding Better Wages, Smaller Class Sizes and More, Chicago Teachers Go on Strike

By Ayana Byrd

Chicago Elects First Black Lesbian Mayor—But Not All Progressives See It As a Victory

By Ayana Byrd

Rahm Emanuel Will Disband Chicago's Police Authority, Create Civilian Body to Oversee System

By Kenrya Rankin