CHICAGO -- Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for ...

Between 1959 and 1963, an elementary school class in West Chatham went from majority white to majority Black, and Next Voices ...

The plans for a 25-foot stainless steel monument at Illinois Medical Center miss the mark, say some readers. Others are all ...

Frustrated with the absence of positive representations of Black people in art, John Wilson responded by providing images of Black dignity while addressing the painful realities of racial prejudice.

We hope these next few days of snow can create fun sledding memories for you. 💭 Monica's thought bubble: Reader suggestions for spots to sled brought me back to my childhood when snowstorms meant ...

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies dramatically from place to place and day to day, nearly the entire world — about ...

St. Paul police are trying to find a statue of "Great Gatsby" author F. Scott Fitzgerald that was stolen from outside a ...

Based on a child-centered and scaled view of primary school learning that celebrates learning in landscape and artisanal craft, Crow Island School, in the North Shore Chicago suburb of Winnetka, is ...

At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth ...

Learn about Ernie 'Mr. Cub' Banks, the legendary baseball player from Dallas' Freedman's Town, who rose to stardom in Major ...

Beverages take up multiple aisles in the supermarket, making them a substantial part of most people’s diets. And the type of beverages you choose for your kids makes a difference in their ...

Bill Condon, Jennifer Lopez unveil musical ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ at Sundance Parents who make this simple mistake raise ‘mentally weak children ... A 44-year-old Chicago woman ...