CHICAGO (WLS) -- Wealth affects a person's educational attainment, their job opportunities, ... "We look at the same heat map when we look at Chicago's issues over and over again.

“The median wealth is zero… not five, not $10,000, but zero,” said Karen Freeman-Wilson, President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League. The finding is in stark contrast to the median net ...

“The State of Black Chicago 2025: A Laddered Path to Wealth Building” focuses heavily on a key data point from a report by The New School’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy.

“The median wealth is zero… not five, not $10,000, but zero,” said Karen Freeman-Wilson, President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League. The finding is in stark contrast to the median net ...