Dawn Turner Trice

New mental health wellness program fills a void in the Englewood community where children are constantly exposed to violence.

Dear Mayor Rahm Emanuel, I appreciate your frustration regarding the newly emblazoned 20-foot-6-inch-high sign that now hangs over the riverfront near Michigan Avenue. I appreciate your concern that it is,...

During the Civil War, Christopher Reed's great-grandfather served in the 116th Infantry of the United States Colored Troops and took part in the 1865 surrender of Robert E. Lee at...

When I talk to students, I love to tell them the story about how I came to enjoy reading. I tell them that my parents cared so much about their...

Sara Feinstein was 2 years old when her grandfather passed away in 1986. For years, what she mainly knew about Martin Maiman was that he was an electrical engineer who...

You want to think that when a person has lived a robust life, her death won't sting as much. But on Wednesday when I learned of the great poet Maya...

A Korean War veteran tells the story of swimming in a river near the Korean Demilitarized Zone and making a horrific discovery on the river floor. A Gulf War veteran...

Victor Harbison is an award-winning high school civics teacher whose Chicago Public Schools students over the last two decades have undertaken ambitious class projects. They've built a memorial — with...

Between elementary school and high school, Tanue David was suspended about 10 times. He said he doesn't recall the exact number, but his infractions ranged from mouthing off to teachers...