Jemal R. Brinson

Illinois’ new COVID-19 plan: How the state will manage any outbreaks, in 3 charts

August 7, 2020 at 10:19 p.m.

Amid an uptick of COVID-19 cases over the past month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a new approach to managing any resurgence across the state. The new approach is more...

Devastating toll of Chicago’s violence: Number of shooting victims younger than 10 years old three times higher than last year

August 3, 2020 at 11:11 p.m.

The surge in violence in 2020 has had an especially tragic impact: The number of shooting victims younger than 10 years old is three times what it was last year,...

This Home Owners' Loan Corporation map and document from 1940 describes Maywood and its Black population in this way: "The area is of mixed and rather poor appearance and unlikely to improve very much due to the age and low grade population, of which considerable portion are negroes. This is fourth grade because of poor prospects and undesirable population." Explore the maps with <a href="https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=11/41.947/-87.793&city=chicago-il&adview=full&text=about&adimage=4/62.553/-139.263" target="_blank">with this tool build by Mapping Inequality</a>.

Disinvestment in Black and Latino Chicago neighborhoods is rooted in policy. Here’s how these communities continue to be held back.

April 22, 2024 at 11:34 a.m.

It's an oft-quoted statistic: White families have significantly more wealth than nonwhite families in America — nearly 10 times that of Black families. The racial wealth gap continues to greatly...

Yes, Chicago, it has been that hot: Here are 4 charts to help explain the recent heat wave

July 9, 2020 at 10:01 p.m.

So far this year Chicago has recorded 15 days with a high temperature above 90 degrees. Normally by the end of July there have been only 10. Additionally, the daily...

COVID-19 risk chart: When going out in public, use this chart

July 7, 2020 at 5:51 p.m.

With a host of new public activities now available, how do you figure out how much risk is safe for you to take? "We've been getting a lot of questions...

Hand sanitizer dispensers are available near Cloud Gate on June 15, 2020, as Millennium Park reopens.

Illinois will enter phase 4 of its coronavirus reopening plan Friday. Here’s a guide to what’s allowed.

June 22, 2020 at 9:38 p.m.

Gatherings of up to 50 people will be allowed across the state starting Friday as Illinois moves into the fourth phase of its reopening plan. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday...

Thousands of Chicago public school teachers and supporters participate on the first day of strike in October.

From teachers strike to total shutdown: A timeline of Chicago Public Schools’ very strange year

June 19, 2020 at 10:12 p.m.

When Chicago Public Schools opened for the new school year the day after Labor Day, it was clear that teacher contract talks were breaking down and that a strike was...

Breaking down the different types of COVID-19 tests — and why Illinois and the nation have struggled with mass testing amid the pandemic

May 14, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has launched a flurry of new tests for the highly contagious virus, as researchers and medical providers race to track and understand the pandemic. Yet...

34 años de las Air Jordans: una mirada a la saga

April 22, 2020 at 7:55 p.m.

Desde la infame multa de $5,000 dólares en 1985 hasta los mil millones en ventas en el primer semestre de 2019, Michael Jordan y Nike han construido una institución con...

Air Jordans: A look at the sneaker institution that Michael Jordan and Nike built

January 31, 2025 at 2:02 p.m.

From the infamous $5,000 fine in 1985 to $1 billion in sales in the first half of 2019, Michael Jordan and Nike have built an institution with Air Jordans. The...

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