After ICE agents detained Abel Orozco without a warrant, his family and organizers across Chicago are fighting to bring him ...

Due process is a bedrock of American democracy—it’s time for all of us to protect it from Trump’s authoritarian assaults.

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...

A new ordinance would allow police to call snap curfews on large gatherings of teenagers anywhere in the city.

The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours. The Weekly’s poetry corner, where a poem or piece of writing is presented with a prompt. Readers are welcome to ...

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did.

Right before takeoff, my mom asked my sister to hand me the phone. I didn’t get a word in. She was already yelling, warning me not to give my sister any weed. I had packed a few edibles for my trip to ...

ight before takeoff, my mom asked my sister to hand me the phone. I didn’t get a word in. She was already yelling, warning me not to give my sister any weed. I had packed a few edibles for my trip to ...

A new ordinance would allow police to call snap curfews on large gatherings of teenagers anywhere in the city.

A new ordinance would allow police to call snap curfews on large gatherings of teenagers anywhere in the city.