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The African and Caribbean International Festival of Life is moving from Washington Park to the South Loop this summer.
A coalition of progressive activists, faith leaders and organizers from across the country gathered Saturday at Woodlawn’s First Presbyterian Church for the People’s Agenda, a forum on immigration, ec ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday that Chicago will spend $7 million on increasing salaries for 3,000 early childhood ...
Fiber Friends Studios, which has for years hosted meet-ups for local knitters, crocheters and other fiber arts crafters ...
There's a breathtaking scene in the middle of Joshua Harmon's “Prayer for the French Republic” — which is enjoying a ...
I found myself in Rosehill Cemetery. It was founded in 1859 and is 350 acres — the largest cemetery in the City of Chicago.
Joy Rosner, one of the principal organizers of the spring Hyde Park Garden Fair, tended to the steady stream of curious and ...
On the first Tuesday of each month, a small group of Hyde Park veterans gather at Valois Restaurant to share coffee, eggs and a heaping side of conversation.
Local State Sen. Robert Peters (D-13th) announced Tuesday morning that he’s running for Congress in the Second District in ...
For acclaimed author and University of Chicago professor Eve Ewing, it’s the “I Yam What I Yam” sandwich, a ...