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The Chicago Public Library Foundation announces its annual honorees, including Chance, who credits what he learned at libraries with inspiring his career.

Ruckiya Ross’ nonprofit helps reinforce kids’ literacy chops and gives parents tools to help grow their children’s love for learning.

By stepping into the shoes of those with a conviction in their background, businesses see the need for fair chance hiring and retention.

A grant helped the owner open Sheila’s, which will used its income to keep the concession stand Douglass 18 Miniature Golf Course running.

Nitya Mehrotra uses her skills as an animator to create more than just art — she’s building a community. The East Lakeview grad student is the founder of an online platform called Stories by …

New South Side community arts space and its literary festival are ‘remixing the narrative’ on youths and reading

Wealth in Chicago’s Black and brown communities was eroded intentionally by discriminatory policies, study finds

The Journey for Justice Alliance will bring together community leaders, elected officials and educators to discuss urban policy reform.

“If you forgive $40,000 or $50,000, for a middle-class family, that’s life-changing,” says Rae Kaplan, whose law firm helps with debt refinancing or elimination.

Pushing forward: Now that girls flag football is an IHSA sport, the work shifts to creating college programs for female athletes