Veterans of the armed forces’ segregated past fight to keep their legacy alive.
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‘Don’t push us out’
The First and 26th Wards will vote on a nonbinding referendum that asks whether Illinois should lift the ban on rent control—prohibited in the state since 1997.
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A grandfather’s life in images
Portraits and archival photographs evoke a long journey.
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Lollapalooza 2018 in photos
Here’s a look back of four days of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, August 2-5, 2018, through the lens of photographer Alison Green. Lollapalooza: Thursday, August 2, 2018 Lollapalooza: Thursday, August 2, 2018 Lollapalooza: Thursday, August 2, 2018 Lollapalooza: Thursday, August 2, 2018
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The Plan for Transformation has transformed Chicago’s built environment
Over the last decade, photographer David Schalliol has been diligently documenting the demolition and reconstruction of the city’s public housing. Selections from the series are now on display as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
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Development threatens one of the south side’s only dog-friendly areas
Jackson Bark is a community-built canine agility park on abandoned tennis courts. And now a multimillion-dollar golf course development plan is imperiling its future.
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Twenty-three stunning portraits of black women at Pitchfork 2017
Photographer Zakkiyyah Najeebah highlights black women’s presence at this year’s Pitchfork festival.
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Pilsen celebrates the Fourth of July with a bang
Photographer Rick Majewski captures the neighborhood’s spectacular Independence Day parties, as American flags are hoisted, Mexican food is served up, and amateur fireworks displays erupt on block after block.
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Photo book Too Fly Not to Fly celebrates #blackgirlmagic and #blackboyjoy
With Too Fly Not To Fly, educators Briana McLean and Desmond Owusu have created a learning tool that also captures the joy of black childhood in Chicago.
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A street photographer finds the beauty in Chicago’s brutal winters
In Satoki Nagata’s “Lights in Chicago” series, inclement weather isn’t annoying—it’s breathtaking.
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A candid portrait of a rapidly changing Chinatown
Chicago-based photographer Jacob Yeung’s series “Face Value” depicts the growth and resilience of Armour Square and its surrounding areas.
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‘Does this ass make my sign look big?’ and more women’s march slogans that probably drove Trump crazy
Many signs were designed to get under the new president’s famously thin skin.
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‘Make America Great Again’ hats are very flammable, and other visual lessons from inauguration day
Here’s what happened when Trump supporters, protesters, and police descended on Washington, D.C.
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‘Hoop Dreams’ amid the game of life
Adam Jason Cohen’s snapshots of basketball courts in Chicago’s overlooked communities offer a plea for investment in the city’s youth.