The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at ...

Under the stewardship of the Jewish family that owned the factory before World War II, the museum is reclaiming the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 134th annual Polish Constitution Day Parade rolled down Columbus Drive in Chicago on Saturday. The festivities this year marked the 1,000th anniversary of the Kingdom of ...

A big celebration of Polish culture took over downtown Chicago on Saturday at the 134th ... seat in Parliament This North Carolina Beach Town Has Clear, Caribbean-like Waters—No Passport ...

Gunshots, robberies, and assaults — neighbors in Chicago's West Town community say they are seeing more such crimes on their streets. Along with the local alderman, the neighbors are asking the ...

Dan Auerbach, one-half of American rock duo The Black Keys, has Polish Jewish ancestry on his ... has an unusual first name for a Jew. “I remember guys saying when I was growing up: ‘Oh ...

Foot traffic has dropped significantly in Chicago’s predominantly Latino community, Little Village, also known as the "Mexico of the Midwest," according to a Fox 32 Chicago report, as fears of ...

At the convocation of intellectuals in Princeton last month, Edward Shils, professor of social thought at the University of Chicago ... generally from a small town or an older and duller suburb ...

This is the story of a respected, beloved janitor who proved his mettle and was promoted to the role of chief custodian at a top public high school in the Chicago ... was in my town, this was ...

A man was killed after a traffic crash in the West Town area Sunday morning, Chicago police said. According to authorities, a crash occurred in the 1500 block of North Magnolia at approximately 2 ...

WGN's Jenna Barnes reports on the story. FBI agents in Chicago raided a residence on the city’s Northwest Side on Thursday morning as investigators tried to piece together what led to the ...

In this age of intense antisemitism, few Jews would embrace the moniker El Judio (“the Jew”), but Adam Mehl has taken it as his own. His story began in Texas when his paternal family, Russian ...