I n May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would open an investigation of the City’s hiring practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The announcement came after Mayor ...

Peso Pluma deleitó a los habitantes de Chicago luego de que su actuación del año pasado se viera interrumpida por las tormentas.

Free Root Operation is connecting Black women caregivers with resources and helping break generational cycles of violence.

Sueños festival organizers leveled up by incorporating smaller activations and lounge areas across the grounds, giving rising ...

Bryan Ramson poses for a portrait near his home on the West Side of Chicago. Credit: Akilah Townsend for Illinois Answers Project This story was produced in partnership with the Illinois Answers ...

Rev. Robin Hood, who founded the Illinois Anti-Foreclosure Coalition, also helps seniors at a community level by holding town halls and meetings to educate residents on housing issues. His aunt was a ...

At the corner of Ada and Taylor Streets, where the wind whips between century-old brick and modern glass, the grand opening of the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) drew an eager assembly in April ...

This story was co-published in partnership with The TRiiBE. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, the Southwest Side’s Ford City Mall and far South Side’s Evergreen Plaza were places where teenagers were ...

A senior Cook County Sheriff’s Office investigator has filed a lawsuit claiming she was illegally retaliated against after refusing to share certain information with superiors about a sweeping federal ...

Hundreds of nail holes pepper the dark-brown wood paneled walls of the repurposed 1920s brownstone. Each indentation serves as a kind of signature for every Black artist whose work has been exhibited ...

The stained-glass windows, dim lighting, and tall ceilings created the perfect backdrop for a cozy December evening at Epiphany Center for the Arts. There, a nine-piece ensemble captivated attendees ...