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Shermann "Dilla" Thomas' walks near his bus during a Mahogany Bus Tour on June 18, 2023.

These tour guides are fighting segregation in Chicago. Here’s how you can too.

March 12, 2024 at 12:01 p.m.

He towered over the packed bus, standing well over 6 feet, with a head full of locks and a purple shirt proudly boasting "Chicagoan" on his chest. "You're getting an...

Five wounded in shooting before midnight Saturday in Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said

July 8, 2023 at 1:19 p.m.

Five people were left injured Friday night when someone opened fire in the 1600 block of West Howard Street, Chicago police said. According to police, about 11:40 p.m., an argument...

The window of a building on the 400 block of East Ontario Street in Chicago is seen on July 7, 2023, in which the bodies of two deceased babies were found.

Woman suffered ’emergency medical situation’ before babies were discovered in Streeterville day care bathroom

July 7, 2023 at 10:29 p.m.

A Chicago day care employee on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital campus suffered an "emergency medical situation" Thursday evening, which led to the discovery of two infant girls in the day...

Chicago firefighters look over multiple garages and homes damaged by fire possibly linked to fireworks at 64th Place and Menard Avenue in Chicago on July 5, 2023.

5 residential garages near Midway Airport likely damaged by fireworks, fire officials say

July 5, 2023 at 5:47 p.m.

A fire impacting five residences broke out early Wednesday just blocks from Midway Airport and may have been started by fireworks, fire officials said. The Chicago Fire Department responded to...

Manifestantes a favor y en contra de la acción afirmativa discuten frente a la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. en Washington, el 29 de junio de 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Cuando la Corte Suprema anula la acción afirmativa, Chicago e Illinois reaccionan: ‘Esta decisión solo nos hace retroceder’

April 15, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.

La estudiante de la Academia Kenwood, Scarlett Rose Smith, de 14 años, ya ha estado planeando el día en que postula a las universidades, con la escuela de arte en...

Shooting survivor Kristina Donovan, right, hugs a family member who lost a loved one in the 2022 Highland Park shooting. They were gathered for a remembrance ceremony outside of Highland Park City Hall on July 4, 2023.

On July 4, Highland Park remembers, together

July 5, 2023 at 3:06 p.m.

Kristina Donovan returned to Highland Park from Louisiana on Tuesday. A year after she survived the mass shooting at the suburban town's Fourth of July parade while visiting from out...

Fans cheer along Columbus Drive during the NASCAR Cup Series in Chicago on July 2, 2023.

‘Chicago’s a driving city.’ NASCAR Chicago Street Race opens to big crowds — but storms postpone some events.

June 20, 2024 at 1:13 p.m.

Days before the race, at her home in suburban Burnham, Ashley Williams pondered a single question: What’s one thing people going to the NASCAR race would need, but not realize...

NASCAR fans rev up for Chicago Street Race

March 12, 2024 at 12:17 p.m.

On NASCAR race day Saturday, Chicago native Aaron Moy stood alongside Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain decked out head-to-toe in NASCAR gear, complete with a checkered shirt and "DuPont Motorsports...

Protesters for and against affirmative action argue outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2023.

As Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, Chicago and Illinois react: ‘This decision only sets us back’

June 30, 2023 at 12:19 a.m.

Kenwood Academy student Scarlett Rose Smith, 14, has already been planning for the day she applies to colleges, with art school in mind. But with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling...

A replica of the sculpture titled Red Tree Rising by sculptor Ruth Migdal, 90, is shown in her Chicago apartment on June 28, 2023.

90-year-old sculptor unveils latest work at new public space in Lincoln Park

June 29, 2023 at 10:59 p.m.

Ruth Migdal opens the door to her Gold Coast apartment with a smile. She sports bright blue eyeshadow and gold hoop earrings. Inside, large abstract canvases line the walls. She...

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