The Chicago Bears regular-season home attendance at Soldier Field has dropped 11.9% compared to last season, and the team ranks last in the league in attendance. 
Want to learn your way around the city? Our staff built a series of maps to find some of the more interesting places around town. 
This multi-part series examines Chicago's housing crisis with data, multimedia, interactives and personal stories of people trying to find a place to live. 
The Broadview ICE facility has been a hotspot for protests and confrontations since Operation Midway Blitz began. Our reporters were on the ground there. 
Operation Midway Blitz has had a chilling effect on business in Little Village, especially street vedors struggling to get by. 
President Trump's executive order last spring to cut funding and resources for libraries and museums impacted many around the country, including Chicago. 
Sporting events are leaving a huge carbon footprint that's impacting the environment, and climate change is impacting events and athletes. What are the solutions? 
Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Sue Bird are among the trailblazing lesbians to bravely come out and shift the entire perception of lesbians in athletics. 
The Little Italy neighborhood next to UIC's campus has undergone some dramatic changes over the years, leading some longtime residents to question if it can be called that anymore. 
Five years after the pandemic Chinatown’s recovery continues to be a work in progress, with local businesses slowly reappearing that were once in the mix pre-pandemic. 
The South Side Community Art Center, the oldest Black art center in the country, is about to undergo an $18 million renovation and expansion project. 
Pilsen residents and activists have expressed concerns over the demolition of the power plant, as they contend that the plant is of historical significance to the neighborhood. 
Rising Chicago rent prices are forcing some in the city to live farther from their jobs, increasing commute time and hurting quality of life. 
The CTA struggles with delays, safety concerns, and aging infrastructure, worsened by underfunding and staffing shortages. Riders rely on it despite frustrations. 
The CTA's $2.23 billion 2026 budget was approved in November. But is it enough to improve service and commute times? 
Operation Midway Blitz targets undocumented immigrants in Chicago but overwhelmingly detains people without criminal records, raising due-process, racial-profiling and excessive-force concerns 
NIL has given college student-athletes the ability to earn money while they play. The legislation has brought millions to athletes but has changed recruiting and other areas. 
This sports essay explores some of the drawbacks of ballooning pro sports contracts, and the pressures they bring . 
Health and other concerns have driven down youth tackle football participation over the years, as coaches are seeing a shift to flag football. 
The November shooting in the Loop that killed a 14-year-old boy is a reminder that gun violence is still an issue in Chicago, despite fall in numbers. 
