Maya Mokh

Phillip Jackson, founder of the Black Star Project, speaks during a Mass Black Male Graduation Ceremony, June 29, 2013, at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center on the grounds of Chicago State University in Chicago.

A stretch of a Chicago street will be renamed Phillip Jackson Memorial Parkway in honor of the Black Star Project founder, activist

June 19, 2021 at 1:51 a.m.

On the Juneteenth holiday Saturday, a stretch of 35th Street near Martin Luther King Drive is set to be renamed Phillip Jackson Memorial Parkway in honor of the late creator...

Registered nurses Taylor Markanich, left, and Francine Carmichael prepare to give COVID-19 vaccines to people inside a converted CTA bus parked outside the South Shore Atlas Senior Center in Chicago on May 5, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccines to be offered at several CTA ‘L’ stations on Mondays and Fridays

June 17, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

The CTA is partnering with the Chicago Department of Public Health to provide COVID-19 vaccines at several "L" stops from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays beginning this...

Eddie Smith speaks to the other young fathers who completed the Dovetail Project's 12-week parenting program.

Dovetail Project celebrates 21st graduating class of young Black and Latino fathers: ‘You guys are mythbusters’

June 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

"I was a hurt baby." Sheldon Smith founded the Dovetail Project when he was 21 because he wanted things to be different. His father was in and out of his...

Van stolen in May located, as police chase leads to arrest in Westmont

June 15, 2021 at 12:07 a.m.

Chicago officers located a vehicle that was carjacked last month and followed it until they were able to make an arrest in Westmont, according to police. The 2020 white Dodge...

Lilly Abney, from left, Rebecca Zurek and Luka Weideman, all members of the Redhawk Rocketeers, watch their rocket launch while practicing for The American Rocketry Challenge competition as they prepare on June 9, 2021, in Kansasville, Wisconsin.

2 Illinois teams hoping for more zoom than boom, head to rocketry nationals after a challenging year

June 10, 2021 at 9:41 p.m.

Rebecca Zurek discovered her interest and talent for model rocketry through a summer camp, and knew her passion couldn't end there. The absence of a rocketry team at her previous...

Ross Kooperman, right, celebrates with Paige Viti, far left, and her mother, Kristine Viti, while attending the engagement party for Blase Viti III at Tufano's Vernon Park Tap in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood June 4, 2021.

What are you going to do when the state reopens without restrictions? Readers reveal their plans.

June 10, 2021 at 5:47 p.m.

After months of restrictions, the time has come. If new coronavirus deaths, cases and hospitalizations remain low and if vaccinations continue to increase, Illinois will fully reopen with no COVID-19...

Lincoln Presidential Library to display Emancipation Proclamation as part of Juneteenth celebration

June 8, 2021 at 6:51 p.m.

A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will be displayed this month at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield in honor of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating...

One dead in traffic crash in Auburn Gresham neighborhood

June 4, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.

An unidentified person died in a traffic crash Friday morning in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood after a vehicle the person was in struck a pole and caught fire, Chicago police...

People dine and drink at Recess, a West Loop restaurant with one of the biggest patios in Chicago, on June 3, 2021.

45 Chicago patios and rooftops tailored to your outdoor dining needs, from menus for dogs to sweeping city scenery

June 4, 2021 at 10:50 p.m.

Whether it's your first summer in Chicago or your 40th, little feels quite as satisfying as that first breezy patio hang. But with such a wealth of options — particularly...

Illinois moved up two points to No. 14 from last year on the 2021 LGBTQ Business Climate Index.

Illinois moves up on LGBTQ Business Climate Index, but more work needs to be done

June 2, 2021 at 11:22 p.m.

Legislative support and protection for LGBTQ rights helped improve Illinois' ranking on the third annual report assessing states' performance on LGBTQ inclusion, however, the state needs improvement in areas such...

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