Top Stories of 2019
Ten stories our readers kept coming back to.
Black Lives and a River Road
Tracing water, memory and change through Black experiences along and near Route 65.
“On Strike for Better Schools”
Photos from the Chicago Teachers Union strike.
Garfield Park: Perspectives
An excerpt from "The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook."
An Appalachian Community in Transition
In the last fifty years, loss of coal industry and frequent flooding have driven people out of Sharpsburg, Ohio. But not everyone is ready to leave.
Commemorating Chicago’s Red Summer of 1919
Photos of key sites and commemorative events on the 100th anniversary of Eugene Williams's murder.
Protesting ICE Immigration Raids in Chicago
Thousands gathered in Chicago's Daley Plaza to protest migrant imprisonment and planned ICE raids in major U.S. cities.
A Complicated Heritage of Coal
In southern Illinois, one community’s complex relationship with the industry on display.
Birdwatching at Indiana Dunes National Park
The Indiana Dunes Birding Festival and the art of paying attention.
Chicago’s First Nations Garden
“While this is a space for Native people to use, to heal our traumas...[it's also] a space so we can outreach to the greater Chicago community."
Detroit’s Eastern Market
Scenes from the city’s historic food and culture hub.
West Virginia’s ‘Recovery Boys’
A photo essay from Jacob’s Ladder, a residential addiction recovery program in the rural community of Aurora, West Virginia.