Another real estate developer backs out of Chicago’s South Works site. What now?
By Edward McClelland Last month, real estate developer Emerald Living scrapped its ambitious mixed-use plan for the site of South [...]
Belt Magazine Live: With New America Chicago, a panel discussion about discrimination in the VC world
By Steve Friess Photography by Jesus Montero Earlier this month, Belt Magazine and New America Chicago held a live panel discussion [...]
Illinois gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives shows that, ahead of the 2018 Midterms, Trumpism is still thriving in the suburbs
By Jonathan Foiles The ad opens on a group of disparate individuals thanking Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. Each then gets [...]
With more than half of its tenants burdened by soaring rents, Chicago considers rent control
By Mina Bloom and Ariel Cheung Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo Lesley Gonzalez grew up in Chicago’s historically Latino neighborhood [...]
28 minutes from Cleveland to Chicago? I’m on board with Hyperloop.
By Bert Stratton I’m on board. I’m good with the proposal from Hyperloop, a California company that announced on Monday [...]
In Chicago, black entrepreneurs seeking venture capital face excessive scrutiny and discrimination
By Steve Friess Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo Support for this article was provided by Rise Local, a project of New [...]
Facing a Mental Health Care System Gutted by Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Residents Plagued by Gun Violence Are Opting To Fund Their Own Clinics
By Jonathan Foiles Photo by Sebastián Hidalgo for The Chicago Reporter When I met Anthony more than two years ago, [...]
Resisters of the Rust Belt: A Photo Essay by Garrett MacLean
VIEW SLIDESHOW When Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States, [...]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, thousands of Puerto Ricans have sought refuge in Chicago. Here’s what one woman had to navigate to get her family settled.
By Martha Bayne Photography by Michelle Kanaar Support for this article was provided by Rise Local, a project of New [...]
Documenting the ‘Opioid Migrants’ of Chicago: A photo essay by Lloyd DeGrane
VIEW SLIDESHOW Last year, there were 581 opioid overdose deaths in the City of Chicago, representing [...]
Thoughts of a Lonely Man: A poem by a resident of Lower Wacker Drive
By Gregory D. Smith Photograph by Lloyd DeGrane Walking these crowded streets Feeling like I’m always in court Being judged [...]
Notes on Summer (Or, Black Girlhood Is a Thing)
Excerpted from Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology, available now from Belt Publishing. By Britt Julious I. Summer is fleeting and [...]