Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans. The post The forgotten history of segregated swimming pool...
Frontrunners in the mayoral and aldermanic races ran campaigns against Rahm Emanuel’s record but will need to be pushed to clarify their progressive policy agendas for the runoff. The post In...
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/in-historic-runoff-a-battle-for-chicagos-progressive-future/
Chicago’s Voter Guide for Racial Equity reimagines the relationship between community and government by empowering residents to create policy platforms for the next crop of elected leaders. T...
In 2018, The Chicago Reporter filed more than 200 Freedom of Information Act requests, fought dozens of public agencies for access to records and sometimes we've even won. Here's what we requeste...
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-chicago-reporters-year-in-foia-wins-losses-and-lessons/
A docu-series from WVON looks at the history and data behind Chicago’s decades-long black population decline, and what the city’s racial makeup may look like moving forward. The post ‘Exo...
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/exodus-examines-rise-and-fall-of-chicagos-black-population/