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Is the Mississippi River Ready for Climate Change?
Decades beyond its intended lifespan, the river’s shipping infrastructure faces an uncertain future.
Power and Possibility in Dayton’s Oregon District
An elegy for a wounded place.
Eastern Market and the Quest for Authenticity
In Detroit, changes to a historic market raise questions around equity and development.
A Conversation with Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killing
Kirsten Ginzky interviews the group's founder for Belt Publishing's "Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook."
Commemorating Chicago’s Red Summer of 1919
Photos of key sites and commemorative events on the 100th anniversary of Eugene Williams's murder.
The Future of Local News in Youngstown
What the closing of the city's only daily paper means for people in the community.
How Poverty Found a Home in the Chicago Suburbs
The changing geography of poverty in Illinois and across the country.
The Summer We Went to the Moon
That summer, my parents and I were arguing about God.
The Packard Presence in Columbus
Walking around Columbus, Ohio, the influence of Frank Packard's architecture is everywhere you look.
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.
The Enduring Legacy of the 2010 Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Nearly a decade after one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history, the landscape has changed.
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