An ambitious experiment to give young people money and trust them to spend it well shows promising early signs, participants ...

Cook County’s pilot guaranteed income program, which provided $500 per month to 3,250 low- and moderate-income residents, concluded its payment cycle at the start of 2025. The county is now preparing ...

What can a $1,200 monthly allowance do for young adults experiencing homelessness? In The Bronx, a 22-year-old said she is ...

Record Cook County property tax hikes under Toni Preckwinkle expose a fundamentally broken system, benefitting insiders and ...

Across the nation, the consequences of a childcare shortage are dire. Women leave the workforce. Young families move away. Employers can’t find enough workers. The childcare providers who remain often ...

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Despite a California law prohibiting landlords from rejecting Section 8 tenants based solely on credit history, some of L.A.'s biggest landlords are still using credit checks to deny rental ...

There have been more than 150 guaranteed income pilot programs implemented across the country, but only one has made its program permanent – Cook County, Illinois. The county, which includes Chicago, ...

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The affordability crisis gripping our city does not fall equally on New Yorkers, and solutions to it must confront the economic and racial inequities that shape who can afford to live, work, and raise ...

FOX59's Scarlett O'Hara learned more about what the 2025 CFP championship Hoosier football team met to the fans.