Jabari Evans, rapper and author of Drill Rap, Sex Work, and the Digital Underground, on women in male-dominated spaces and ...

Backed by a live band of collaborators, Woes’ raps get a rock treatment reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine and System of ...

A citywide group of district councilors released a letter calling for David Orlikoff to step down, citing abusive behavior.

ShotSpotter sensors were still on the roof of a park building in Kenwood two weeks after the city’s contract with the company expired in September. Credit: Jim Daley This article was produced in ...

Family members testified about loved ones who died in Cook County Jail at a meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Credit: (Screenshot of meeting webcast) On Wednesday, seven people whose ...

Council members voted 27–23 to pass Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget proposal, which doesn’t include a property tax increase. Mayor Brandon Johnson, flanked by budget director Annette Guzman and ...

On November 6, while City Hall was embroiled in a budget brawl over rising property taxes and declining federal support, voters in two South Side districts did something you might not expect. By ...

The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours.

Chicago’s experiment with gunshot-detection tech is not over yet. Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to renew ShotSpotter’s contract this year, and on September 23 the company stopped providing regular ...

A group of stakeholders discussed alternatives, but ultimately recommended ShotSpotter stay until a replacement could be found.