Sophie Sherry

Students wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus walk in a single file through a bridge on the campus of the Latin School of Chicago.

Young people are calling out racism at elite Chicago high schools, seeking reforms in admissions, culture and curriculum: ‘A change needs to happen’

October 13, 2020 at 7:47 p.m.

Amid the summer outcry over racial injustice, young people of color at some of Chicago's most prestigious high schools started using social media to share their own experiences, challenging administrators...

Volunteer Martha Pita, left, interviews a woman for the 2020 census before David Moscoso, right, gives her a ticket to enter the Our Heritage Counts 2020 Census Party in Humboldt Park on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. People were allowed to enter the grounds after filling out the 2020 census. The Our Heritage Counts 2020 Census Party featured free food and access to no-profit and health vendors.

In the final days of the census, outreach workers struggle against apathy and distrust

October 5, 2020 at 12:33 p.m.

Working at food pantries in Chicago this summer, 17-year-old Lizbeth Vidal walked up and down lines of families, trying to get them counted for the 2020 census. It was not...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, center, stands for a photograph with others Sept. 29, 2020, in Douglas Park after a news conference about the 2020 census.

As shifting deadlines create confusion over census count, Chicago officials warn communities of color: ‘Our future is in jeopardy.’

September 30, 2020 at 3:28 p.m.

Standing in a West Side park, surrounded by neighborhoods with some of the lowest response rates to the census in Chicago, state and county officials urged residents Tuesday to fill...

What to know in the final weeks of the 2020 census

September 28, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

As the United States nears the end of its 2020 census count, the response rate in Illinois has just surpassed 2010 levels, while Chicago's rate continues to lag behind, hovering...

A man listens to speakers at an event on Sept. 16, 2020, in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, where residents were encouraged to fill out the 2020 census.

Census director in Chicago said agency was ‘pulling out all the stops’ in final weeks of count. Then the number of field workers dropped by 3,000.

September 25, 2020 at 5:36 p.m.

Jo Padilla easily figured on putting in 40 hours a week as a census worker in Chicago, where some neighborhoods were barely responding to the count. But as the deadline...

With deadline looming, Chicago is badly lagging in census response, especially in communities of color

September 13, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.

With the census deadline looming, responses in the city of Chicago are still substantially behind the rest of the state, particularly in communities of color that stand to be hit...

Man accused of killing girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter held on $1 million bond

September 7, 2020 at 2:20 a.m.

A judge on Sunday ordered a man accused of killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter held on a $1 million bond. Lehlani Edwards died of multiple injuries from child abuse, including...

Naomi Harvey-Turner, of Chi-Nations Youth Council, holds a news conference with Chicago aldermen on replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day outside the Thompson Center on Sept. 4, 2020.

Native American activists call on City Council to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day

September 4, 2020 at 11:27 p.m.

Young Native American activists pressed Chicago aldermen to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day during a City Council committee meeting Friday. "Replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day symbolizes...

Jasmine Bradley, left, and Jermaine Pleasant are seen on West Superior Street in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2020, at a vigil for their brother, slain teen activist Caleb Reed.

17-year-old activist Caleb Reed was shot to death by a friend who was aiming at a passing car in West Rogers Park, prosecutors now say

September 2, 2020 at 12:20 a.m.

The initial story of Caleb Reed's death was tragic enough: A 17-year-old activist with a bright future killed on a West Rogers Park sidewalk when someone shot from a passing...

Two women kidnapped and driven to ATMs in Hyde Park to withdraw cash, police say

September 1, 2020 at 10:53 p.m.

An intruder entered the apartment of two women in Hyde Park and forced them to drive to ATMs to withdraw cash, according to Chicago police. The man entered the home...

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