“We are looking at issues that have been covered for a long time, but we’re looking at them at the root. We’re seeing people as complex people that control their own stories, and that’s really important,” City Bureau senior reporter Sarah Conway said.

Having inspired successive generations of African American journalists, pioneering activist Ida B. Wells has finally received her due.

Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich talks about the Pulitzer Prize for commentary she was awarded this week.