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In an anniversary event, the collaborative between UChicago Medicine and Advocate Health Care explored the success of community work and local partnerships.

In an anniversary event, the collaborative between UChicago Medicine and Advocate Health Care explored the success of community work and local partnerships.

The city and state have an obligation to its impoverished visitors, but also to its longtime residents who refuse to let their needs be ignored.

Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesThe migrant crisis has become a top issue in cities thousands of miles away from the southern border. My hometown of Chicago, the host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, is no exception.Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is preparing for up to 25 buses filled with migrants each day. Meanwhile, activists, community leaders, residents, and aldermen are urging a halt to the influx.Liberal, humanitarian values&#x2014...

Generations of discriminatory lending practices and policies have taken a major toll on Black communities. A 2020 study found that for every $1 of accumulated wealth that White families have, Black families have just one cent.

Chicago police officers were more likely to stop and use force against Black Chicagoans than other racial groups, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General.

Chicago police officers were more likely to stop and use force against Black Chicagoans than other racial groups, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General.

President Joe Biden took action on a number of his key campaign promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines across America and the world. But others remain works in progress or dependent on Congress to address. That’s particularly true of his promises to reform the nation’s immigration system. 

Marissa Nelson | May 25, 2021 11:45 am Tuesday marks a grim anniversary: the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, which ignited a wave of protest throughout the country and world.  Thanks to our sponsors: On Monday, “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” host and “Chicago Tonight” co-host Brandis Friedman moderated a community conversation on the racial justice movement and were it stands today.  Friedman was joined by Berto Aguayo, director and co-founder ...

A week after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, a large crowd of mostly Latinos gathered under the arch leading to Little Village’s bustling 26th Street. People knelt during a moment of silence for Floyd. The smell of sage swept through the crowd as part of an indigenous ritual. Some people waved signs stating “Black Lives Matter” while others held posters proclaiming solidarity between Latino and Black communities. The gathering reignited a rallying cry for Black and Br...