Karen Chen

For 50 years, Hales Franciscan High School in Bronzeville took pride in being a Catholic school for African-American young men. The school's motto is "In Virum Perfectum," Latin for "Unto...

Partway through his Lollapalooza set this past Saturday, rapper Kendrick Lamar stopped his show midsong. "Look at that dude in a wheelchair! This is your moment," Lamar said. That dude...

The Unicorn is one of the 14 tall ships, each with its own history and mission, that are scheduled to arrive at Navy Pier on Wednesday. Tall ships are large...

Northwestern University has agreed to pay the federal government nearly $3 million to settle claims that it failed to adequately monitor a prominent cancer researcher who misspent grant money. The...

Northwestern University has agreed to pay the federal government nearly $3 million to settle claims that it failed to adequately monitor a prominent cancer researcher who misspent grant money. The...

It's news each time a professional athlete comes out as gay because, in the sports world, simply doing your job as an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person is...

Donita Lake generally can't afford new school clothes for her children, so she buys their outfits at garage sales and washes and irons them until they look as close to...