The 2023-24 Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) results highlight a 10.5% increase in proficiency since 2021-22, with Black students’ growth in English Language Arts surpassing overall ...

Black women were the most victimized group in Chicago last year, accounting for 35% of assaults and 38% of batteries. Black women also accounted for 34% of 146 kidnappings and half of the 19 human ...

The 45-year-old South Sider, single mother with a master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago is the most decorated Black athlete in the CrossFit world. Akinwale embraced ...

The miniseries, which premieres Tuesday on Disney+, filmed locally and features Chicago talent on- and off-screen.

CHICAGO — Earlier this month, 40 people gathered in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood to design a sukkah.But they hadn’t come together only to build a hut for the upcoming Jewish festival of ...

The Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark) celebrates Black history year-round in a variety of ways, including hosting publicly accessible online exhibitions on topics such as Harold Washington ...

CHICAGO — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when the ...

Black people live different lives than other Americans, and Black communities occupy alternate realities. It’s like a real-life multiverse where the laws of physics shift when you visit an ...

Solidarity in a siloed city: Members of the dance companies that are part of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s 2023 cohort. The 10 companies will share the stage at Ravinia on Sept. 7.