On Thursday, Mayor Lightfoot and the City of Chicago will host the Solutions Toward Ending Poverty -- or STEP -- Summit. It will bring together people from the community, businesses, non-profits and ...

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It’s time to change strategies. Buoyed by billions in federal stimulus, the city of Chicago elected in 2021 to run a multi-year guaranteed-income program, called the “Chicago Resilient Communities ...

Chicago is a shining example for the nation, Rahm Emanuel wants all to know. He told a receptive audience downtown Monday that the goals President Obama has for the country—more jobs, a vibrant ...

Homelessness is becoming an issue in cities across the nation. A Chicago suburb believes they have a solution to bring awareness. The City of Highland Park in Illinois is hosting an event for the ...

CHICAGO – Poverty drives the majority of gun violence in the South Side of Chicago, and outside help is needed to bring change, a pastor in the community told Fox News. "Violence is a fruit of ...

Liberal Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson put the blame on violence and poverty in the Windy City on big corporations. "We have large corporations. Seventy percent of large corporations in the city ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mokaram Rauf was walking with his brother, Muhatir, when they were jumped in Rogers Park. Muhatir, a 23-year-old pre-med student at nearby Loyola University and recent Northwestern ...