Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...
Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.
Lorraine Hansberry was a Chicago playwriting legend. Her father Carl was a real estate broker turned civil rights activist.
Johnson's ominous warning before a church audience Monday night has fueled speculation about a high-level political purge as ...
The DuPage County Board voted to remove the name of former congressman Henry Hyde from its courthouse due to his stance on ...
Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility has ...
CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.
Chicago tourists shouldn't miss the city's "Black Metropolis," a historic neighborhood on Lake Michigan with a thriving arts ...