New guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts encourage works about American history and AI — and include strong ...

1951: “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre II.” Sugar Ray Robinson won the middleweight championship from “Raging Bull” Jake LaMotta ...

An Illinois county has voted to remove former Congressman Henry Hyde's name from a courthouse due to the late Republican ...

The wait is over—“A Raisin in the Sun,” Hansberry’s famed 1957 play set on the South Side, is running at Court now through ...

Fran Sullivan, an Oak Park activist on several fronts and member of the upstart 1972 Illinois Democratic Convention ...

A northwest shift in Wednesday's winter storm and warmer than expected temperatures left around 2 inches of snow in Chicago.

"The Whole World Is a Mystery" at the Carnegie Museum of Art marks the first retrospective look at Gertrude Abercrombie in ...

Though traditionally a scripted play, Schaumburg’s 26th annual Black History Month performance will headline a group of ...

Nippon Steel, which the administration says is now looking at an investment in U.S. Steel rather than an outright purchase, ...

The DuPage County Board voted to remove the name of former congressman Henry Hyde from its courthouse due to his stance on ...

Turtel Onli, a graphic artist known for his self-published comics and for founding the “Black Age of Comics” movement, died ...

From costumed balls to archiving family histories, there are lots of ways to celebrate Black History Month in and around Hyde Park.