His new appointee, Cydney Wallace, works for the Cook County court clerk’s office and is board vice president of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, according to a spokesperson for the social justice ...

Several Chicago-area schools announced closures or delays due to extreme cold, while Chicago Public Schools remained open. Wind chills dropped as low as -30 degrees, and the high temperature reached ...

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A middle school in Chicago Heights is working to shine a light on trail blazers of the past and present in honor of Black ...

An 18-year-old man was seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon in a shooting near a school on Chicago's Northwest Side. The shooting ...

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At Barack Obama School of Leadership in STEM in Chicago Heights, students dress the part to celebrate Black heroes in science ...