Texts from Mayor Brandon Johnson paint a picture of a freshman executive entrenching further into his identity as a Black mayor.

Paralleling her real-life story with over two dozen songs in tow, Taylor’s hallelujah of a musical feels like a celebration, ...

Heeding opposition from Black clergy and the Black Caucus, the City Council voted 26 to 19 not to impose a ban on the sale of ...

A federal lawsuit alleges that Chicago city and county officials enabled police officers to carry out a "wide-ranging scheme to manufacture evidence," leading to the wrongful convictions of three ...

Did you know that Chicago was formerly home to not only the first-ever Black man to be a general in the United States Army, but was also home to his son, who would go on to be the first ever ...

Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win the Oscar for best costume design. He won an Academy Award on Sunday for his work on "Wicked." Tazewell was nominated for an Oscar in 2022 for costume ...