Staff at WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, The Daily Line, and Crain’s have taken a closer look at alderpersons’ attendance records and committees’ meeting frequencies.

Earth Day is Friday, April 22, but you can find celebrations near you all week long.

Is spring cleaning also on your mind? We have tips and tricks for making your home sparkle—while also pitching plastics from your world and controlling what ends up in the landfill.

Chicago’s Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) ordinance creates a citywide civilian oversight commission with an elected district council from each of the city’s police districts.

All your Vote by Mail questions, answered.

Everything you need to know about voting in LSC elections on April 20 and April 21.

Check out some of the highlights of our interview with Ald. Ald. Gilbert Villegas of the 36th Ward.

Ami Gandhi, Senior Counsel of Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, received the 2022 Making Democracy Work Award at LWV Chicago’s State of the City fundraiser.

We took a look at the move to create an elected school board, when it will happen, and how it may affect parents and communities.

Voters may be able to vote on the map that redraws boundaries for the city’s 50 wards—or not.

The slate of candidates for the Primary Election on June 28 is shaping up. Check out which offices you’ll be voting for this year.

Check out some of the highlights of our interview with Ald. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa of the 35th Ward.

Run, don’t walk, to sign up for nearby farmers to deliver locally grown, farm-fresh produce straight to your doorstep.

Check out some of the highlights of our interview with Ald. Matthew Martin of the 47th Ward.

Check out some of the highlights of our interview with Ald. Felix Cardona, Jr., of the 31st Ward.

A new City Ordinance banning single-use foodware items in your takeout or delivery bag went into effect on January 18. Confused? We break it down.

Your action worked! HB 3067, the bill to ban disposable food containers made of polystyrene foam, is on its way to the Illinois House for consideration.

Thirty-one interviews have been completed or scheduled with city alderpersons, with more on the way. So what have we learned?

Mark your calendars! The Primary Election is right around the corner.

CHANGE Illinois and the People’s Map Commission have joined the City Council’s Latino Caucus to propose a redistricting map that includes 15 majority-Latino wards, 16 majority-Black wards and one majority-Asian American ward.