Katie Prout

Coyotes, bats, moths, raccoons, deer, and more: an exploration of the city’s dusk-till-dawn wildlife and the humans who study it

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

A history of a "school for wayward girls" reveals issues with youth justice and juvenile detention centers in Illinois.

The Illinois State Training School for Girls in Geneva was the state’s first and only girls’ prison. Today, it remains a cautionary lesson.

American Bulk by Emily Mester covers the upper-middle-class desire to consume or be consumed, via personal and critical essays.

Rent is the fine we pay for having a human need, write Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis in Abolish Rent.

Advocates have fought for years to establish an overdose prevention center in Illinois. What’s the holdup?

In a neighborhood where more than a quarter of the residents live in poverty, the DNC throws a multimillion-dollar party.

I ordered their Kahlo Margarita, a perfect drink that I desire always, and tried hard not to get disgusting with the Tajín while my friends and I exchanged increasingly horrific family memories. 

I ordered their Kahlo Margarita, a perfect drink that I desire always, and tried hard not to get disgusting with the Tajín while my friends and I exchanged increasingly horrific family memories.