The proposed Illinois state budget includes cuts to the Illinois Access to Justice (ILA2J) program—funding that supports legal services and community-based outreach for Black, Brown, and immigrant com...

The administration is reportedly changing two rules that benefit disabled adults who live with their families.

Chicago Public Library and CPS announced the expansion of The 81 Club, building on a pilot launched in 2022 to give students access to the library system's vast collection and databases.

As extreme weather mounts, disaster relief for millions of people is being systemically gutted.

This report is based on interviews with 52 benefits professionals serving over 8,000 disability claimants nationwide. The independent research finds that recent Social Security Administration administ...

The bishops' conference issued a stark critique of plans to double federal immigration detention capacity: "The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the cons...

Alt: a young boy is sitting on a couch making a funny incredulous face.

48K likes, 304 comments - tressiemcphd on September 4, 2025: "Another post by #populardemand. The media construction of loneliness as gendered, a urgent social problem, and an apolitical phenomenon....