May-September: Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's exploration of the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan takes them by the future site of Chicago. Joliet reports that a canal connecting Lake ...

Two groups — one that advocates for Black workers, another focused on mostly Latino workers and families — has partnered up ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Ernest Dawkins and a slew of outstanding homegrown musical talent take the stage this weekend for the silver anniversary of the Englewood Jazz Festival, and the event's creator has a ...

Now, Irma Selz was my mother and I answered that ... or why she left her birth city of Chicago and came to New York, or what drove her, or how she ever became who and what she was.

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De La Salle Institute history teacher Steven Hopkins took his students on a trip to Leo High School on Chicago’s South Side ...

CBS has set the first three cast members for the upcoming daytime soap opera “Beyond the Gates.” Tamara Tunie, Daphnee ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...

It turns out Mayor Brandon Johnson has more executive-level staff than other recent mayors. There are more city staffers with job titles such as chief, director, or officer in City Hall now than were ...

This year's Taste of Chicago won't just feature a new date, it will also feature a number of new restaurants, in addition to familiar staples and a slate of performers, according to a newly ...

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Businesses in downtown Chicago have started boarding up their doors and windows ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention, when thousands of anti-Israeli protesters are expected to ...