Dozens of Illinois school districts are under investigation from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the department announced Thursday. The agency said it will investigate whether the schools “have included sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content in any class for grades pre-K-12.

More than 200 workers at Brookfield Zoo Chicago have authorized a strike, after rejecting the latest contract offer from management at the zoo.

Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on: Meze Table Finds Home In

This is part of a continuing series mapping the crisis in local news, navigating newspapers in distress, those finding a way to sustain and highlighting bright spots