As Chicagoans sound the alarm over potentially crippling cuts to the CTA, suburban counties are hitting the gas on their own ...

As SNAP benefits lapse amid the ongoing government shutdown, these food banks, mutual aid groups, community organizations and ...

Food banks and food pantries across Illinois and in the Chicago area need the public's help more than ever as they brace for ...

CHICAGO -- "The dishwasher is the heartbeat of the kitchen," says Beatrix partner John Economos. Randy Hall is the head dishwasher at Beatrix in Chicago's River North neighborhood, washing up to ...

DirecTV LLC, Dish Network Corp., and Sling TV LLC need not pay a Missouri video service providers fee because an amendment to the state law clarified the companies were never subject to the fees in ...

A left-wing group in Chicago is teaching tactics on social media for attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

I’ve never been more alarmed about the state of our democracy. The U.S. is sliding toward authoritarianism faster than ever, while corporate media turns a blind eye. That’s why Common Dreams exists—to ...

After weeks of threats from President Donald Trump to deploy military troops into Illinois over the vehement objections of Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic leaders, Texas National Guard members ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered forceful rhetoric but few concrete answers today ahead of an expected deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to the Chicago area, the latest escalation in ...

I’ve never been more alarmed about the state of our democracy. The U.S. is sliding toward authoritarianism faster than ever, while corporate media turns a blind eye. That’s why Common Dreams exists—to ...