Sidnee King Pineda joined the Illinois Answers Project (BGA) in late 2020 as an investigative reporter covering the impacts of Chicago, Cook County and Illinois government action on communities of ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Achieving economic mobility has become difficult for many Chicagoans. That’s among the key findings in a recent and wide-ranging series of stories from the Illinois Answers Project.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. Last fall, when an anxious patron rushed into the Addison Public Library asking how to file a court document, Sara ...

Bryan Ransom Jr. at his home on the west side of Chicago. Credit: Akilah Townsend for Illinois Answers Project On a recent Tuesday, dozens of people lined the block waiting their turn at a food pantry ...