1852: The first direct train from the East arrived in Chicago to the sound of a firing cannon and the sight of an immense ...

The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police ...

Community leaders from around the Chicago area, scholars and business owners joined members of the ABC7 team in a Black ...

Explore the rich cultural heritage of Chicago's South Side, from the Great Migration to its enduring impact on culture, music ...

About two dozen workers at the Chicago History Museum have signed a letter saying they plan to unionize. In the letter, ...

Lucy Parsons, the “goddess of anarchy,” was a central figure in Chicago's labor movement. A lesser known figure in the early ...

What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and ...