What’s that word? It’s ghetto. Originally the word described the place where Jews were confined in 16th century Venice. In the 1960s and 1970s, the word was repurposed to describe ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s planned $830 million bond to pay for a variety of capital projects is facing pushback from aldermen and others for its backloaded payment schedule and ...

While proceedings in high-profile police misconduct cases slowed to a trickle in 2024, the number of internal disciplinary actions initiated by Chicago Police Department supervisors nearly doubled fro ...

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday is an instant contender for one of the most iconic performances in recent memory, providing thrilling and thought-provoking music with interesting ...

One year after the tragic death of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, his family is struggling with grief and ...

Rap virtuoso and Pivot Gang leader Saba and GRAMMY® Award-winning super-producer and the “Godfather of Chicago Hip-Hop” No ID treat listeners to their newest collaborative single, “Woes of the World.' ...

But Poised to Pop isn’t a consolation prize. These are simply artists (selected solely by me) who deserve to be heard, who ...

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Former president Barack Obama points out features of the proposed Obama Presidential Center, which is scheduled to be built in nearby Jackson Park, during a gathering at the South Shore Cultural ...

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That’s all I hear,” says Willie Armstead, 16, an A student at David Starr Jordan High School in the black ghetto of Los Angeles ... musician and a student at Chicago’s Wendell Phillips ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The federal government is stepping up its recent immigration sweeps across the country with sanctuary cities like Chicago being heavily targeted. At a press conference alongside ...