Of nearly 240,000 Chicagoans living on less than one-half of the federal poverty income level in 2022, nearly 101,000 of them were in households led by single mothers.

Minority neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side and West Side face poverty rates of up to 51%.

The male-female poverty gap is higher in Chicago than in other cities.

Poverty in Chicago’s Black community is on the rise despite falling to record lows nationally.

Data shows full-time, year-round employment virtually guarantees Chicagoans will live above the poverty line.

Published Sept. 26, 2023 America’s War on Poverty has been an abject failure. Nearly $12 trillion and 60 years later, official poverty rates remain basically unchanged. While the nation waged a well-intentioned assault on poverty, it inadvertently launched a far more sinister war: on dignity. While attempting to eradicate poverty, America created countless government welfare...