Chatham food-service worker cooperative ChiFresh Kitchen starts a housing co-op.
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Was ‘We Will Chicago’ the People’s plan?
The public comment period closed November 1, but some Chicagoans are still asking whether south and west side residents actually helped shape the plan.
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Chicago Housing Cooperatives, Explained
How are housing cooperatives different from communes, and who are they for?
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Guaranteed income offers stability to formerly incarcerated people
Many struggle to find employment because of the stigma of a criminal record. To help, one organization is offering cash.
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Close to the end of ’Vol. 51’
We’re close to the end of “Volume 51” in a few issues. Yes, that means that we have survived nearly 51 years of publication, a feat that perhaps no one imagined might happen when we first started in 1971. For someone like me, a native Chicagoan who is themselves headed to just shy of 50 […]
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Chicago’s guaranteed income pilot program explained
The program will distribute $500 per month to each of 5,000 low-income families.
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Designing more welcoming streets? Bring in the teens
A partnership between an architecture firm and a west-side nonprofit brings teen designers’ visions to the forefront of community development.
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A revolutionary act
BIPOC growers on what it’s like to urban farm on the south and west sides
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A DIY music space transforms into a home for asylum seekers
At Casa Al-Fatiha in Logan Square, two local musicians built a sanctuary for LGBTQ asylum seekers.
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Confused about the COVID-19 eviction bans? We’ve got you covered
A guide to your rights as a Chicago renter during a pandemic
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How do you give Chicagoans a say in the city’s budget?
A Q&A with the designer of the People’s Budget bus tour
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How does the city budget work?
A guide to who holds the power and purse strings when it comes to Chicago’s money
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Chicago’s budget crisis, explained
Budget season is here but it’s more dogged than usual. How will the city recover from a nearly billion-dollar budget gap?
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The Folded Map Project shows a segregated city
Tonika Johnson’s multimedia project expands with a new film.