"I want to be a beacon of hope for this community." She outfitted second and third graders from Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School with new jackets Wednesday morning inside the school's library.

Cornish was Black. He likely didn’t know that the hospital had been founded two years before as Provident Hospital and ...

President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 10. Check what happened ...

1995: Jerry Garcia’s final show with the Grateful Dead took place at Soldier Field in front of a sold-out crowd. Tribune ...

On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation.

In this exciting episode 12 of our Retro Camera Review series, join photographer Daniel Williams as he delves into the fascinating world of vintage photography gear. Daniel explores the classic ...

Idlewild — The Idlewild Juneteenth Festival, founded in 2014 and now celebrating its 11th year, will continue to honor the legacy of Black freedom, culture and community in one of America’s most ...

Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this problem has come at a high cost to the district — and its students.

In Chicago, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams opened Provident Hospital and Training School for Nurses in 1891, the nation’s first non-segregated hospital, staffed and led by Black practitioners but open to ...

Rumors hint at uncertainty around Doctor Who Season 3 on Disney+, with possible changes to its streaming future being discussed.