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In the wake of the devastating Cape storm, the clean-up begins as municipalities and residents count the cost of the damage.

Dolton Elementary District 149 said the grant help fund health, wellness and career fairs and Parent University, where parents learn how to write a resume, participate in mock interviews and take parenting classes.

Black residents often move because of worries about crime and a desire for reputable schools, but leaving Black city neighborhoods that are starved for investment is often more of a necessity than a choice

For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the nations largest cities while suburbs have seen an increase in their Black populations.

Experts in Chicago cite a number of reasons for the decline, from the downfall of the steel industry and blue collar jobs to the dismantling of public housing in the 2000s.

Three decades of census data shows Black residents across the U.S. are leaving cities to escape crime and take advantage of better schools and more affordable housing. In Chicago, the trend is particularly stark.

A longtime area staple with its wagon wheel décor and “Roy Rogers ribeye,” The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the last sit-down restaurants in the once-flourishing Black Chicago neighborhood of Roseland. About 13 miles away near Indiana, Christopher Cain and his wife, Deja Cousins-Cain, sought

For decades, Black residents have been moving out of some of the nation's largest cities into the suburbs, a trend the 2020 census found continues.

For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the nation's largest cities while suburbs have seen Black population growth. The 2020 U.S. census shows these trends have spread to more areas. The changes have been particularly notable in Chicago. The city gained population overall but lost 85,000 Black residents — more than any other U.S. city after Detroit. Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood alone lost roughly 1,600 Black residents in an area of less than 1 square mile. Businesses ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A longtime area staple with its wagon wheel décor and "Roy Rogers ribeye," The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the last