Amy Qin

We dug into the numbers to learn which breeds are most common in which neighborhoods — and why pit bulls are “Chicago’s dog.”

How has Chicago transit ridership recovered from the pandemic?

The suburban collar counties have grown more diverse with increases in nonwhite residents and decreases in white residents.

The highest complaints came from some Northwest and West side communities like Belmont Cragin, Dunning, Portage Park, Austin and Hermosa.

Community advocates say traffic stops don’t improve public safety and further harm communities that feel targeted by the police.

Residents shared negative experiences with traffic stops for minor infractions, while experts shared reforms enacted in other jurisdictions.

Chicago posted its lowest voter turnout for a presidential election in nearly three decades as tens of thousands of Democrats stayed home.

Nearly 80% of Chicagoans who submitted a ballot in the general election participated in the city’s first-ever school board elections.

Since 2020, the Asian population in metro Chicago has grown by an estimated 11.6%, more than double the rate of growth for the next highest group.

In 2024, Chicago's immigrant population climbed to nearly 600,000, its highest level since 2006, according to a WBEZ analysis of census data released this month.