The Southwest Side and its politics were once dominated by white ethnics. Now the majority-Latino area is unseating the old and bringing in new representation. Read more
Bill sponsors are pushing the plan in both houses of the Illinois legislature. But history suggests they should be careful what they wish for. Read more
More people left our state than any other in the 2010s. Part of the problem: Unlike elsewhere, there's been no urban growth to offset rural decline. Read more
