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Ahead of the 2024 elections, Englewood and Bronzeville residents say politicians aren’t doing enough for their communities when they’re not campaigning for votes.

Voting is a fundamental right, yet for people experiencing homelessness, exercising that right can be filled with challenges. In Chicago, that means a reported 50,000 adults experiencing housing ...

“Imagine for a moment your daughter, your sister or friend just disappears, and the silence that follows is deafening. That is the reality for far too many Black and Brown families here in our city.

Teresa Smith and her family never got justice after her mother disappeared six years ago. Smith was one of several speakers at a City Council hearing last week on the crisis of missing Black women and ...