Chicago

Elijah Precciely started something new this week: college. The 11-year-old just started his undergraduate career at Southern University in Louisiana. The physics major spoke to...

By Erick Johnson Officer Jason Van Dyke on Friday, January 18, was given more than six years in prison, igniting outrage in Chicago’s Black community...

For the ninth consecutive year, more than 50 Illinois Lottery players claimed prizes of $1 million or more. Fifty-five players claimed an Illinois Lottery prize...

Judge clears three Chicago police officers on all charges in Laquan McDonald case By Erick Johnson Three Chicago police officers accused of covering up the shooting...

By Glenn Reedus Generally, we think of life-saving moves that involve some heroic or over-the-top fearless action. Such feats are spread over social media, get...

By Senator Kimberly Lightford More than 1.3 million people in Illinois, or 12.5% of the adult population, have diabetes and an additional 37.5% have prediabetes...

U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) introduced H.R.366, the Insulin Access for All Act of 2019 on January 9, 2019 in Washington, D.C.  This...

By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Emilia Ford became pregnant at 15 and, after her daughter was born, dropped out of high school. As she held down different...

On occasion everyone needs a helping hand even if it’s short term. Most of us will typically seek out a relative, friend, neighbor or...

Pfleger honors millennials for their positive social justice activism By Chinta Strausberg In honor of Dr. King’s birthday, Father Michael L. Pfleger paid tribute to scores of Chicago youth...