As cities across the U.S. continue to experiment with direct cash transfers, a prominent Chicago suburb is extending its ...

As part of TCR’s Chicago Through Photos series, we’re hosting a photography contest on May 14. We invite participants to ...

Chicago’s Green Line is a marvel in urban transit — or at least, it should be. Operating on some of the oldest stretches of ...

Redlining became illegal decades ago. Yet from building wealth to getting a mortgage, the discriminatory practice is still ...

A new study from researchers at George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health reveals that not all urban ...

Evanston, Illinois has paid out millions in reparations to Black residents, but some locals say the $25,000 payments aren't ...

Imagine discovering that someone else lives at your exact address — 15 miles away. One person lives in Chicago in the 6900 block of North Ashland Avenue. The other lives in Chicago in the 6900 block ...

Zillow’s standoff with the Chicago area multiple listing service remains in limbo this month after the MLS warned last year that listings on the public home search website could be interrupted in ...

Zillow is pointing out the racial makeup of neighborhoods for homes sold without being publicly listed in its latest attack on Chicago’s MLS over its Private Listing Network. Chicago-area homes in ...

The US government is retreating from its mission of ensuring banks and other big financial companies don’t discriminate against neighborhoods with high populations of racial minorities when making ...

A Chicago taskforce is exploring what reparations could mean for the city’s Black residents, and it’s taking an open-minded approach, considering more than just money. Meanwhile, Evanston continues to ...