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As CPS plans hundreds of layoffs educators fight back

Following a press conference held on Tuesday before the first of two finance committee meetings this week, CTU educators and families will distribute flyers...

Ravinia Festival Cuts the Ribbon on Newly Redesigned and Renovated Hunter Pavilion: Photos and Video

On Friday night, July 10, Ravinia Festival leadership and elected officials, including US Rep. Brad Schneider, IL Rep. Bob Morgan, and Highland Park Mayor...

A living witness marks America at 250: ‘A Promise Kept, a Promise Owed’

At the Chicago History Museum on July 3, an 84-year-old son of Arkansas sharecroppers traces America’s unfinished promise — from Frederick Douglass to the...

Cook County Courthouse cooling centers open during extreme heat

Cooling centers available to all residents across County  Cook County is opening cooling centers as heat indices over 100 are forecast for the region from today through Thursday this week.  Cooling centers are now open 24...

JAZZ INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AND CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT PRESENT THE 2026 CHICAGO LATIN JAZZ FESTIVAL

The Jazz Institute of Chicago, in partnership with the Chicago Park District, proudly presents the 2026 Chicago Latin Jazz Festival, a free, family-friendly celebration...

America: Songs and Stories of Protest and Freedom Chicago Artists Present Historic Voices of Resistance and Liberation

2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. America: Songs and Stories of Protest and Freedom is a prosaic, poetic...

Jayne Kennedy Visits Chicago on Book Tour, Reflects on Breaking Barriers, Faith, and Journey in Her New Memoir “Plain Jayne”

Jayne Kennedy, the first Black woman to win Miss Ohio USA in 1970 and the Emmy Award-winning host of CBS's The NFL Today in 1978, is sharing her...

Attorney Ben Crump announce lawsuit against Aunt Martha’s after convicted supervisor sexually abused teen

Attorney Ben Crump to Announce Lawsuit Against Aunt Martha's and Security Contractor After Convicted Supervisor Sexually Abused Teen in State Care Suit alleges a South...

CAIR-Chicago calls for censure of La Salle Co. board member over anti-Muslim remarks

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned anti-Muslim remarks made...

Cook County announces property tax bills will be delayed; reopens $300 million Bridge Loan Fund

Two-month delay expected on second installment bills; no-interest loans will help schools, libraries, parks, fire districts and other taxing bodies manage cash flow Cook County...