Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans recover their ancestral ties to Africa.

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Department of Justice over the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey ...

The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to ...

A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and replaced this fall, in line with President Donald Trump’s ...

The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020.

U.S. federal holiday is a designated public holiday established by federal law that is recognized across the United States. On these days, federal government offices, banks, and many businesses close, ...

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Black Chicagoans do not feel a drop in homicides and shootings — because violence remains in their neighborhoods.

Former President Joe Biden returns to Chicago Thursday to speak at the National Bar Association’s annual gala.

The Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation has officially opened its doors in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, marking the ...

Prominent progressives endorse candidates in the race for Illinois' 9th Congressional District, as the Democratic primary ...