Chicago’s Folded Map Project and Black Social Culture Map are examples of how Black communities use map-making to affirm the importance of Black life.

There are 20 Black aldermen on the council, with two representing majority-white wards on the North Side. The City Council has seen dramatic turnover in the last decade, with 35 of the 50 wards ...

As first noted by Chalkbeat Chicago, the draft map proposes seven majority white districts, seven majority Black districts and six majority Latino districts — closely resembling the city’s ...

In Chicago, communities leaders plan to resurrect the Black dollar this weekend, turning 75th Street and King Drive into the bustling business corridor it once was. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.

According to the report, the median income for Black households in Chicago is less than $36,000 a year, while the median for white households is more than $82,000.

Activists in Chicago are calling for an investigation after Chicago Public Schools fired at least seven of the district’s Black principals over the 2022-2023 school year.