Elvia Malagón
Reporter
Elvia Malagón reports on social justice, immigration and income inequality. She previously worked for the Chicago Tribune, The Times of Northwest Indiana and The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla. A native of East Chicago, Indiana, she is a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism school.
Guaranteed income pilot programs in the Chicago area have been part of a national movement testing the effects of unrestricted cash assistance on households struggling to make ends meet.
Darryl Price claims he and other Black workers were denied the opportunity to transfer to other departments and missed out on overtime opportunities.
Nearly a dozen former and current Peoples Gas workers say in the federal lawsuit that the company racially discriminated against Black employees in the Chicago area.
Diamond Jones is challenging Richton Park’s crime-free ordinance, saying it violated her constitutional rights. The suburban Cook County community is among several municipalities with similar laws on the books.
The higher charge would result in an average monthly bill increase of $11.83 — or $141.96 a year. A vote is set for Thursday.
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A single mother who earlier this month closed on an East Garfield Park single-family home became the CHA’s new down payment program’s first recipient.
A pilot launched under former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot provided 5,000 residents with $500 a month for a year with no strings attached.
The median monthly rental price for the Chicago area stands at $2,389, a decrease of about 2% from September 2022, when that figure reached $2,437, according to a newly released report.