The Illinois prison population has doubled in the last twenty-five years, mostly due to the “war on drugs,” and incarceration rates tend to be concentrated in high-poverty communities. CPS does not have enough social workers or counselors to help students… 
The Asbestos Nation campaign of national watchdog the Environmental Working Group recently issued a report and interactive map on the continued prevalence of asbestos in CPS schools. In total, 184 CPS schools had asbestos-laden materials that needed to be repaired… 
Chicago Police Department superintendent Garry McCarthy was fired by Mayor Emanuel last Tuesday, after protesters have been demanding it for months. Back in October, members of the Black Caucus of the city council demanded his replacement because crime is still… 
The Better Government Association (BGA) recently discovered that the CPS program to allocate CTA fare cards for students who are homeless or in unstable housing is a huge mess, with many of the fare cards missing or stolen. 
Manufacturing in Chicago has taken another dive as the snack bakery that makes Oreos, Wheat Thins and other popular snacks is closing half of the plant and moving it to Mexico. The plant is located in the Chicago Lawn community… 