Christen A. Johnson

Photographer Angela Conners Treimer at her Chicago home on Sept. 24, 2020.

In ‘Stories From Six Feet,’ photographer highlights some of the people who give the Chicago area its charm

October 1, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.

After being furloughed from her glamorous professional photography job, where she got to travel globally and take photos of various hotels and resorts in places like The Maldives, Angela Conners...

Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle attend the 2007 BET Awards. The singers recently took part in the viral Instagram Live series Verzuz.

Commentary: Black joy and a handful of mundane moments that have sparked happiness the last 6 months

September 24, 2020 at 7:28 p.m.

I could write a very, very long list of all the sucky, heartbreaking, discouraging things that have happened this year, including the recent news of the Breonna Taylor case. But...

There was a decline in chlamydia and gonorrhea at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but since then the numbers have "largely bounced back."

Chlamydia and gonorrhea infections have significantly increased among women ages 18 to 30

September 22, 2020 at 2:39 p.m.

Positive cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea significantly increased among women ages 18 to 30, according to a recent study. The number of positive tests for both sexually transmitted infections grew...

The most common exercises to experience "coregasm" are the ones that work the core, such as crunches, situps or hanging leg raises.

‘Coregasms’ are one way to practice sexual self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 18, 2020 at 11:52 p.m.

What the heck is a "coregasm?" Well, it's when you have an orgasm while working out, also known as an exercise-induced orgasm. Does that all of a sudden make you...

A digital billboard stating "Abortion is Healthcare" stands along North Avenue west of 25th Avenue on Sept. 17, 2020, in Melrose Park.

‘Abortion is healthcare’ billboards across Chicagoland remind people that Medicaid covers the medical procedure

September 21, 2020 at 7:32 p.m.

After then-Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill in 2017 expanding Medicaid coverage of abortion costs, employees at the Chicago Abortion Fund were still hearing from people who were Medicaid-eligible, or...

Since many people aren't carrying cash anymore to put in the red kettles, and may not be traveling to stores as much this year because of the pandemic, the Salvation Army is expecting a 50% decrease nationally in amounts raised this year.

Salvation Army launches Christmas campaign 2 months early to meet fivefold increase in needs amid pandemic

September 15, 2020 at 3:28 a.m.

For the first time in the Salvation Army's more than 150-year history, the organization launched its Christmas fundraising campaign Monday, titled "Rescue Christmas," almost two months earlier than usual. Since...

Parents pick up meals for their children at James Ward Elementary School in Chicago on Sept. 8, 2020.

Six months into the pandemic, CPS has served more than 21 million free meals and won’t let up anytime soon

September 9, 2020 at 1:09 a.m.

When all Illinois schools, including private and charter, were closed March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many wondered how the roughly 355,000 students in Chicago Public Schools would be...

Siblings Olayinka Sanni, from left, Tunji Sanni and Supo Sanni prepare for a picnic event at D'Angelo Park in the South Loop on Aug. 29, 2020, in Chicago. The siblings own and operate a luxury picnic service called Picnics in the Chi.

Picnics in the Chi offers luxe way to enhance relationships and mental health during the pandemic

September 4, 2020 at 6:44 p.m.

The Sanni siblings have always known how to throw a good party. Growing up in a tightknit Nigerian household and community, the celebrations of their culture, whether a significant birthday...

In this file photo taken on Dec. 05, 2018, Actor Chadwick Boseman attends The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women In Entertainment at Milk Studios, in Los Angeles.

‘I would really love a thread of Black kids in Black Panther costumes’: Black Twitter reacts to the death of Chadwick Boseman

August 31, 2020 at 6:49 p.m.

Chadwick Boseman's work touched many, but his portrayals of prominent African American men, and of course, the first Black Marvel superhero, made him especially beloved within the Black community. Black...

A new study about Americans' attitudes toward racism and racial equality was released Aug. 27, 2020, showing there are significant gaps and divides along racial and ethnic lines.

Attitudes around race and racial justice differ significantly between white and Black people, poll finds

August 28, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.

New data from a poll surveying Americans' attitudes about racism, racial justice and racial equality was released Thursday. The findings showed prominent differences in beliefs among the four main ethnic...

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