Malcolm X College kicked off a week of Kwanzaa celebrations on Friday, The events encourage people to build stronger ...

Volunteers packed catered meals, toys and gift cards, bringing them to shelters and veterans homes. “Nobody should feel like ...

Re-released this month, the 11-minute “Prayer for amerikkka” honors a Salvadoran immigrant who spent years in a detention center waiting to reunite with her family.

Gregory Bovino returned to Little Village Tuesday after playing a key role in the early phases of Operation Midway Blitz, the ...

Black men in the West Side community face some of the biggest hurdles to getting a degree. Just 1 out of 4 who make it to ...

The Arlington Heights native, who likes video games and the Chicago Bears, said he pretty much “winged it” for his big debut as Derek, a bully-turned-hero.

Ice skating? An alien party? A brunch cruise? Here are some creative ideas for how to spend New Year’s Eve in Chicago.

A son’s mission to transform his mom’s health turned into Peace Runners 773, a running and walking group around Garfield Park ...

As the war in Ukraine drags on and U.S. policies shift, many Ukrainians “are stranded,” says a Chicago immigration attorney. “‘They’re saying, ‘We didn't violate the law, we came here to be protected, ...

For many folks, the holidays are a time for giving back. Shelters, food banks and other charitable organizations see a spike in volunteers during the holiday season. Still, those numbers drop off ...

Facing pressure to increase timber harvests, the U.S. Forest Service is sidestepping rigorous environmental reviews and ...

The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary ...