CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look at the leaders and laws that have shaped ...

2007: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency outside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, which ...

Johnson’s mayoral approval is the lowest in modern Chicago history. Johnson’s low favorability is striking ... Johnson’s low ...

Brandon Johnson: First of all, I'm grateful that the city of Chicago has an incredible love story, a history that our city is very proud of. It's a city that was established by a Black Haitian ...

About two dozen workers at the Chicago History Museum have signed a letter saying they plan to unionize. In the letter, issued Wednesday morning, the employees said they are seeking clear ...

(Luigi Mendicino/Chicago Tribune) Here’s a look back at ... of the present day is to be the greatest merchant in the history of the world,” the Tribune wrote about Marshall Field after the ...

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted Thursday to continue the designation process for Morning Star Baptist Church, 3993 ...

What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and ...

Alyssa Naeher is still working on getting the name right. The longtime Chicago Stars captain and goalkeeper couldn’t help it. Throughout media day Monday, Naeher kept tripping over the team’s ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appearance is likely to represent a flashpoint in the ongoing battle with the GOP-controlled U.S ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look back at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement. July 18, 1982: ...