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Youngrae Kim Documentary Photographer

South Korea is a test case on how to fight an ecological disaster

Highland Park police take a man into custody over the July 4th parade shooting

Michigan is suffering from another water crisis, this time in Benton Harbor

Dragons, dumplings and draft beer: How three cities are celebrating Lunar New Year

Nothing will stop activist Troy Gaston from fighting for justice, whether it's an arrest during George Floyd marches, grief, or protesting all by himself

Scenes of Mourning and Defiance

With tenants who won't pay or leave, small landlords face struggles of their own

Small businesses on one Chicago street struggle to meet demand as COVID-19 restrictions end

Het virus raast door de Amerikaanse vleesfabrieken

Decades later, ‘Home Alone’ fans are still casing the iconic house

Inside a Chicago high school’s year of uncertainty

The faces of student debt

Cardinal, inmates in faith

Tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid for hospitals and nursing homes not distributed

In Chicago, a new approach to gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer

‘Something I really needed’: States are revamping reading instruction. Illinois is just catching up.

Boogie-woogie pianist

No matter the verdict in Rittenhouse trial, Black residents of Kenosha say justice remains elusive

The struggle to close reading gaps in a pandemic year is real. Just ask Chicago parents.

‘I’m from here.’ How a more diverse population will change America.

Chicago automatically funnels some Black and Latino students into military-run courses

Police shooting of 13-year-old in Chicago leads to calls in the city for radical police reform

How the global chip shortage might affect people who just want to wash their dogs

Outcome in Rittenhouse trial raises the stakes as verdict in killing of Ahmaud Arbery nears

The rise of domestic extremism in America

How U.S. cities lost precious time to protect black residents from the coronavirus

How racism and sexism intertwine to torment Asian-American women

Equality Act is creating a historic face-off between religious exemptions and LGBTQ rights

Craving for community drives buyers to active adult developments

How Milwaukee could decide the next president

In suburbia zijn vrouwen het geruzie zat

The scene as voters in three states head to polls to weigh in on Biden-Sanders contest

Almost one-third of black Americans know someone who died of covid-19, survey shows

One final viral infusion: Trump's move to block travel from Europe triggered chaos and a surge of passengers from the outbreak's center

Justice for all?

Maakt Joe Biden met zijn antiracisme-boodschap kans in het witte Wisconsin?

The next money crop for farmers: Solar panels

He played with Michael Jordan and drafted Grant Hill. Now he's a small-town mayor on a mission.

Small businesses could run out of money before emergency federal loans arrive

She was just really proud of it': Oak Park hair salon gives confidence to kids " and parents " in transracial families.

These $5 fitness classes in Pilsen are served with a side of social activism

The U.S. has slashed its refugee intake. Syrians fleeing war are most affected.

Chicago remade its 127-year-old rapid transit system. Are there lessons for Metro?

A church in limbo: Vying for St. Adalbert's future

Inside a national youth MMA tournament, heartbreak and pure joy

Youngrae Kim Photography

Youngrae Kim is a South Korean documentary photographer and a National Geographic Explorer who focuses on stories about the intersection of humans, culture and the environment.

Youngrae Kim
Documentary Photographer