A 40-year-old recording of then-Mayor Harold Washington leading the Refrigerettes in a rousing cheer for the NFC Champion ...

Chicago's DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center​ was set to celebrate 65 years on Monday.

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Rahm Emanuel is likely to run for president in 2028. Even his long-shot candidacy will shape the debate and the future.

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Crowds filled the DuSable Black History Museum on Saturday, honoring Black Americans presently shaping history and those ...

The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.

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Tuesday marks 40 years since throngs of Chicagoans braved subzero wind chills to welcome home the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears. The parade along LaSalle Street downtown and the rally in Daley ...