Labor
Food Production Workers Rise up to Demand Higher Wages, Better Working Conditions, City Bureau
Feature
First Came the Sewage, Then the Hunger Strike, Chicago Reader
How Photos Helped Incarcerated Mothers Survive the Pandemic in Prison, Injustice Watch
After Unthinkable Loss, Chicago Magazine
Chicago Is Making the Case for Releasing Pregnant Inmates, The Atlantic
Hoda Katebi Will Take Your Questions Now, Chicago Magazine
Inside Englewood's Best Corner Store, Chicago Magazine
The People's Free Food Program, Belt Magazine
Investigative
No More HOPE: Cook County Court Program Halted After Years of Problems, Injustice Watch/Chicago Sun-Times
What Numbers Reveal About Black Maternal Health in Cook County, Austin Weekly News
Restorative justice/criminal justice
Coronavirus in Jail: The Life and Loss of Nickolas Lee, Chicago Reader
This Chicago Court Uses Peace Circles To Dole Out Justice, WBEZ
The Grandmothers of Restorative Justice, Chicago Defender
Trial by Peace Circle: How a Chicago Community Is Pursuing Jail-Free Justice, In These Times
Justice, Restored? New North Lawndale Court Aims to Change Punitive System, Chicago Defender
Immigration
Asylum City: The Harrowing Stories of Six Asylum Seekers Who Now Call Chicago Home, Chicago Reader
Ethical Fashion? These Women Offer a New Pattern, Christian Science Monitor
Loyola’s DACA Medical Students, Largest Group in the Country, Plagued with Uncertainty, Chicago Magazine
7 Countries. 1 Adopted City. Legal Limbo., Chicago Magazine
For Torture Survivors, Kovler Center Offers Place of Peace, Chicago Magazine
Hazim’s Electronic Dreams: Documenting the Yazidi Genocide, Chicago Magazine
Maternal health
The Cord: Resources for Modern Mamas, City Bureau
'An Act of Love', City Bureau
Resource journalism
The People’s Guide to Community Benefits Agreements and Alternatives, City Bureau
COVID Resource Finder, City Bureau
Use of Force Tracker, Invisible Institute and City Bureau
Comic journalism
The Promise, Chicago Reader
The Father of Three Bracing for Deportation, Guernica Magazine
The Sweetest Day, South Side Weekly