Chicago Transit Authority ridership on both bus and rail plummeted at the start of COVID-19 and has struggled to recover to its pre-pandemic numbers, an analysis of CTA data shows.
Maps of ward-by-ward breakdowns show how Brandon Johnson erased a 13 percentage-point deficit in the general election to beat Paul Vallas. High crime areas on the South Side went heavily for Johnson.
Prices for everything have skyrocketed since the pandemic, and food costs have risen to an uncomfortably high level. The outlook for a decline in prices does not appear to be anywhere in the near future.
By Lina Gebhardt, Sigi Perez and Catherine Torres • April 28th, 2023
The 53-acre mixed-use development, Lincoln Yards, will neighbor several existing neighborhoods such as the affluent Lincoln Park neighborhood, Bucktown and Wicker Park.
By Mary Clare Cheski and Aylin Arredondo • April 28th, 2023
Chicago tavern owners, as well as experts and studies, have been seeing a recent shift within the age-old drinking culture in the Windy City. Economics and COVID-19 have played key roles.
By Melissa Munoz, Kee Stein and Jeremy Clough • April 28th, 2023
The partial closure, and expected full closure, of the Little Village Discount Mall is an example of a growing national trend of mall closings. More than 40 vendors have been forced out.
By Laaiba Mahmood and Karlie Sanchez • April 26th, 2023
Young voters helped Brandon Johnson win the Chicago mayor's race, according to an analysis of Board of Elections data. The 25-to-34 age group had 17,000 more voters in the runoff than in the general election.
In 2021, the US saw an increase of 8% from gun-related deaths from 2020. There were a total of 48,830 gun-related deaths in the United States in 2021, more than half suicides.
Walmart has announced that it will be closing four of its stores in Chicago, including three on the South and West Sides. Pharmacies will remain open an extra 30 days.
The cybersecurity industry has been able to avoid fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank’s crisis, gaining in stock value over the last month, or at least, when facing losses.
By Laaiba Mahmood, Karlie Sanchez, Manny Meraz and Brian Chan • March 31st, 2023
Bernie Sanders appeared at a UIC rally on Thursday in hopes of giving Brandon Johnson a boost heading into a tight race with Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor. The runoff is set for April 4.
The 2023 runoff elections are coming up on April 4, and our guide offers specifics of how and where to vote throughout the city, both on election day and early voting.
By Brian Chan, Karlie Sanchez, Laaiba Mahmood and Manny Meraz • March 1st, 2023
To nobody's surprise, Chicago's most-contested mayoral race in decades is headed for an April 4 runoff, though many mail-in ballots are still left to be counted.
Citing fire code violations before the event began, Lori Lightfoot's PR team denied two Red Line Project journalists access to the election event. She was the only candidate to do so.