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A Chicago anti-violence worker was fatally shot Wednesday in a murder involving two suspects yet to be identified.
Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race over former Chicago schools CEO…
The race pits former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, a moderate Democrat, against progressive Brandon Johnson, a former teacher.
As Chicago's mayoral race between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson heats up, many contrasts and few comparisons are laid out.
In Chicago, some of the Democrats running for mayor are focusing on tough-on-crime policies as they debate how to make…
The R&B artist was sentenced to one additional year on Thursday by a Chicago federal judge.
A federal judge will sentence Kelly today for his Chicago convictions of child pornography and enticement of minors for sex.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has accused an opponent of using the "ultimate dog whistle" as they make their final pleas…
A Chicago prosecutor said Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, following federal convictions…
Ahead of a crowded Feb. 28 election, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been forced to go on the defensive in…
A construction worker trapped under debris when a Chicago residential building partially collapsed has died, authorities said Thursday.
Evanston Reparations Committee, established in 2019, initially set aside $10 million to help Black residents fight housing discrimination.
Rev. James Meeks delivered his last sermon on Sunday at the Salem Baptist Church, a Black megachurch on the South…
A Chicago police officer was found not guilty Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting and wounding of an unarmed man…
New York City, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles will each be helmed by Black leaders after Rep. Karen Bass is…
The firm building the Obama Presidential Center suspended operations Thursday after a noose was found at the site, and it…
Anti-Black hate crimes in Chicago have risen 50% in 2022, and possibly more due to underreporting, according to recent reports…
The 2018 killing of “ZackTV," a trailblazer in a perilous genre of gangland reporting he called "‘hood CNN,” seemed destined…
The Ms. Foundation for Women’s new Birth Justice Initiative is designed to support grassroots organizations led by Black, Indigenous and…
Sergio Mims, longtime film historian and cofounder of the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Black Harvest Film Festival, has died. He…