Lisa Kurian Philip explains her reporting on the college experiences of Black men in Austin, a West Chicago neighborhood.

The decision threatens college access for thousands of immigrant students. Illinois college officials want guidance from the state on what comes next.

Mentors, especially those who are Black and male-identifying, can help students with challenges like juggling work and class and finding community on campus.

Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

Campus leaders say they don’t police “The Rock” unless the content poses an immediate threat or is profane. The decision has some questioning whom administrators see as worthy of protection.

Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom.

Judge Sara Ellis said Trump's Justice Department lacks credibility, partly because of a lie told by U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino.

Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...

The Trump administration is resuming withholding wages from student loan borrowers in default. Here are some steps you can take to prevent that.

President Trump’s Education Department is threatening programs for diverse students. Experts say universities need to fight back.

Black men in the West Side community face some of the biggest hurdles to getting a degree. Just 1 out of 4 who make it to college graduate in six years.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law that replaces the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship, getting rid of the word “minority” and race and ethnicity eligibility requirements.

Under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, there is a presumption that government records are open to the public. Body cam footage is an anomaly. Its availability is dictated by the […]

Rep. Delia Ramirez introduced a resolution criticizing ICE and is urging her party to take a firmer stance against the administration’s immigration enforcement agenda.

Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.

Comedian, writer and frequent ‘Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’ guest Hari Kondabolu returns to Chicago to tape a new comedy special.

Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.

In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...

To ascertain if county jails are complying with the state’s TRUST Act, WTTW News sent Freedom of Information Act requests to each of the 90 county jails in Illinois to obtain copies of intergovernment...

State Rep. Hoan Huynh, a candidate to represent Illinois’ 9th District in Congress, said he was in Albany Park when he was confronted by six Border Patrol agents.

Lawyers for students suing the university say the online module discriminated against them based on national origin. Northwestern argues it’s meant to foster civility on campus.

Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.

Consumer protection advocates say the practice incentivizes the company to enroll as many students as possible, regardless of whether they'll benefit. University leaders says their standards aren't co...

Consumer protection advocates say the practice incentivizes the company to enroll as many students as possible, regardless of whether they'll benefit. The university says their standards aren't compromised.

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

A student activist at DePaul University says college helped her find her voice — and fully embrace her Palestinian identity.

This fall, free take-home meals at Malcolm X College, Kennedy-King College and Olive-Harvey College will be available for students and their family members.

Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.