Even among Chicago’s many culturally rich and historically significant neighborhoods, Bronzeville truly stands out. The large ...

CHICAGO — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from President Donald Trump, a puzzling move that has raised questions about whether ...

Alexander Polikoff, a public interest lawyer behind a landmark CHA segregation case that remade public housing in Chicago, has died.

Pro sports have long seemed like the closest thing we have to a true meritocracy. But maybe not anymore. American sports come ...

The first Black woman elected to the US Senate and former US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa has some stories to tell.

Eve Adams, an immigrant and the proprietor of a 1920s lesbian tearoom, was imprisoned for disorderly conduct and obscenity, ...

Zahrie Walls, a stylist, has died after a deadly fall from a yacht into Lake Michigan, Navy Pier, during Black Yacht Weekend.

The film stars Adrien Brody, whose "intense and emotional" performance earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor.

A Holocaust survivor returns to Terezin concentration camp with his family, more than 50 years after his liberation. He ...

CHICAGO | Helen Weisman never set foot in the Warsaw ghetto, but she considers herself a survivor of it. Born in 1947 in a displaced people camp in Germany, Weisman wasn't even alive during the ...

He is not merely the worst choice on offer in New York’s mayoral race; he is unacceptable under any circumstances.

CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago ... The 74-year-old Hoover, ... In 1995, he began his “Ghetto Prisoner” fashion line in hopes of having a positive influence on young people.