Housing
Can you really buy a $1 home in Chicago? Here's what you need to know.
Chicago $1 homes aren’t what they sound like. The city sells vacant lots to developers for $1, and the new homes sell at market rate.
Education
South Side parents want more for their kids' schools as CPS funding falls further behind
Chicago Public Schools' funding has dropped to 73% of what the state says CPS needs. Here's what it means for South Side schools and the school board race.
Education
Get ready to vote: Your guide to the school board election on the South and Far South Side
You asked, and we answered. Here’s all the information South Siders need to prepare for Election Day and be heard in the 2026 Chicago Board of Education election.
Education
For some South Side voters, Chicago’s first full school board election isn’t much of a choice
Subdistricts 9A and 10A, covering neighborhoods from Auburn Gresham and Englewood to Woodlawn and South Shore, are uncontested this fall, but the board still controls what happens to South Side schools.
Systems & Policy
Families searching for loved ones missing from a South Suburban cemetery are losing the resources to help.
Sixteen years after a scandal desecrated thousands of graves at Burr Oak Cemetery, the official resources built to help families find their missing loved ones have vanished. What's left for families still searching are the volunteers who refuse to let them search alone.
Education
The South Side parents who fought for an elected school board say this isn't what they wanted.
In November, every school board seat is on the ballot for the first time in Chicago history. The people you elect will decide what comes next. Here's what you need to know.
Health
In Chicago, where you live decides how long you live — and that's no accident.
The widest life expectancy gap in the country runs through our city. Here's how it got that way and what Chicagoans are doing about it.
The VP Chicago is here. Stay connected.
We connect the story of Chicago's South Side and South suburbs to the story of all of Chicago—and the nation. Because what happens here tells you everything about how this city, and this country, actually works.