‘We’re losing IQ points’: the lead poisoning crisis unfolding among US children
The US banned lead 30 years ago. So why are thousands of kids being poisoned every year?
October 2021
America's dirty divide
After fighting for clean drinking water since 2018, a Michigan city will finally get lead-free lines
America's dirty divide
Michigan tells majority-Black city not to drink tap water amid lead crisis
September 2021
America's dirty divide
A Black town’s water is more poisoned than Flint’s. In a white town nearby, it’s clean
Activists in Benton Harbor say it’s been an uphill battle getting the city, county and state to take action
June 2021
‘It’s time to fix it’: can Chicago tackle its worsening racial life expectancy gap?
Black Chicagoans live on average nine years less than other city residents – and Covid means the disparity is likely to get worse
December 2020
Illinois board rejects plans to close essential South Side Chicago hospital
'People will die': Chicago could lose an essential hospital in the middle of the pandemic
May 2020
Chicago: black people are 30% of its population but 60% of its Covid-19 deaths
Black residents also make up a quarter of Illinois’ confirmed cases, highlighting the systemic racism at the root of the problem
April 2020
'There are two pandemics': Chicago's gun violence persists amid lockdown
Shootings and murders have remained fairly consistent during shelter-in-place, with the city registering more shootings in March than the previous year
March 2020
Coronavirus: Trump's mixed messages 'undermines public trust', experts say
The president has repeatedly downplayed the issue but health officials have warned of the seriousness of the outbreak
January 2020
One city's reparations program that could offer a blueprint for the nation
Evanston, Illinois, is levying a tax on newly legalised marijuana to fund projects benefiting African Americans in recognition of the enduring effects of slavery and the war on drugs
October 2019
'Not welcome here': protesters prepare for Trump Chicago visit
Trump is set to go face-to-face with the city he maligns as a ‘disaster’ for his first time as president
September 2019
Reconstructing a killing: exhibit challenges police narrative of Chicago man's death
'Bringing love into politics': Marianne Williamson finds a foothold in Iowa
August 2019
Biden in his element in Iowa – is he still the Democrat most likely to beat Trump?
The former vice-president’s folksy charm went down well at the state fair – but critics say the party needs a bolder 2020 candidate
Chicago suffers bloody weekend as gun violence leaves seven dead
Mass shootings command widespread media coverage, but lost in the national conversations about guns are everyday killings
Can Chicago's new mayor stop the bloodshed from gun violence?
Some are hopeful that Lori Lightfoot can succeed where her immediate predecessors did not – but others are concerned she has reverted to failed ‘get tough’ policies
July 2019
Ilhan Omar's constituents 'proud to stand by her' over Trump's racist words
The Democratic congresswoman received an angry, racist volley from Donald Trump – which hardened her supporters’ resolve to defend her
June 2019
Democrats divided as pressure to impeach builds: ‘What are you waiting for?’
Chicago's democratic socialists promise change as they take office
