CHICAGO — Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a stubborn problem for decades. Every two years, the Cook County treasurer ...
Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a stubborn problem for decades. Every two years, the Cook County treasurer tries to ...
Larenz Tate, seen here in January 2016, plays a protagonist in ‘Bronzeville,’ a new podcast set in 1940s Chicago. Tate is also a co-director and co-executive producer of the program. (Photo by Richard ...
A Chicago historian tells the story of Evelyn “Jackie” Bross and discusses the importance of centering women in our understanding of U.S. history. To mark Women’s History Month, we learn about Jackie ...
The beginnings of institutions revolve around a circle of acquaintances. Aspen’s arts history attests to that maxim. To understand modern Aspen’s institutions, you would examine a small group who ...
A March 2021 study from the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy found that since 2007, only 7% of all properties involved in the county’s scavenger sale were successfully returned ...