What to Do with the Chicago River?
Reimagining the waterway for the twenty-first century.
Possible Landscapes
The future of the Calumet/south Chicago region will have to contend with its infrastructure and layered history.
Top Stories of 2019
Ten stories our readers kept coming back to.
The Best of Belt Magazine 2019
Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.
Witness to History
Juanita Mitchell, now 107 years old, saw the 1919 Chicago Race Riots firsthand.
Trick or Treat
Celebrating the season in one Chicago "Halloween neighborhood."
“On Strike for Better Schools”
Photos from the Chicago Teachers Union strike.
The Rebirth of a Regional Library
After a long period of disinvestment and decline, Chicago’s first regional library is returning to prominence.
Garfield Park: Perspectives
An excerpt from "The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook."
The Afterlives of the 1933 Century of Progress Homes
They were built to demonstrate the promise of home technology for the World's Fair. What happened to them?
How to Integrate a Chicago Neighborhood
In three (not so) easy steps.
A Conversation with Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killing
Kirsten Ginzky interviews the group's founder for Belt Publishing's "Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook."