The trial of Robert Crimo III in the mass shooting at Highland Park's 2022 Fourth of July parade probably wouldn't have answered the big question surrounding this horrific event: Why? Crimo foreclosed ...

Promise. There's a plethora of talent and ingenuity that comes out of the Black community, so if you want your wardrobe (or beauty routine!) to look fresh and trend-setting, these are the ...

Three Black women combined their talent and names to create a private progressive Black school in the 1940s in Chicago. All right, today's bellringer question is this: If you had to make your own ...

About 70% of CWIT’s participants identify as Black and Latina women ... Jayne Vellinga, executive director of Chicago Women in Trades, said that despite the organization's work, women make ...

Bessie Coleman was one of the first women in America to pilot an airplane, and, she claimed, the first Black woman aviator. A manicurist in Chicago before taking flying lessons in France shortly ...

Mary Jackson, NASA’s first Black female engineer, certainly falls into that category. Her ambitious spirit and unwavering thirst for knowledge helped her soar to astronomical heights ...

Seth Jones is done with the Chicago Blackhawks. Since his recent request for a trade became public, the star defender has completely dropped the pretense. He is exhausted by the constant losing ...

The Chicago Blackhawks fell in both of their games over the weekend out of the Four Nations break against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs. Neither game was particularly close ...

Chicago Public Schools unveiled its Black Student Success Plan on February 24, 2025, a five-year initiative aimed at addressing educational disparities faced by Black students in the district.

The plan is meant to address disparities for Black students within Chicago Public schools. A conservative advocacy group has filed a federal anti-discrimination complaint against Chicago Public ...

Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News A conservative advocacy group filed a legal challenge against Chicago Public Schools on Friday over an initiative to give extra support to Black students ...

Kyle Beach, a former NHL prospect, publicly revealed his identity in 2021 as a victim of sexual assault by Chicago Blackhawks’ coach Bald Aldrich in 2010. Despite reporting the incident ...