The African and Caribbean International Festival of Life is moving from Washington Park to the South Loop this summer.

A coalition of progressive activists, faith leaders and organizers from across the country gathered Saturday at Woodlawn’s First Presbyterian Church for the People’s Agenda, a forum on immigration, ec ...

Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial ...

There was special focus on drinking water and an urgent Mandate that all lead water pipes be replaced as our highest priority. The U.S. is enormously wealthy, so there is no excuse for lead pipes to ...

Hyde Park should not be responsible for carrying this burden alone. In the process bringing down their property values and changing the community so drastically. Where is the fairness to the residents ...

The recent letter to the Herald (4/28/2025) from Richard Epstein and Michael Rachlis, culture warriors for the Past, is a breathtaking example of why America in general, and Chicago in particular, can ...

Zora Howard subtitles “Bust,” which is having its world premiere at Goodman Theatre in a co-production with Atlanta's ...

Entrepreneur Steven Hobbs Sr. has a bold plan to revitalize Kimbark Plaza, starting with the former Leona's Pizzeria.

Klaus Mäkelä, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director designate, began his fortnight residency last week with a ...

As he stepped through the doors of Play Toys and Books in Hyde Park, Mayor Brandon Johnson couldn’t help but beam. The ...

Michelada Fest, a south lakefront festival celebrating Latino music, has been canceled this year due to complications ...

"In the days of 1940 when Hitler swept across Western Europe, leaving only England standing alone, it looked then as if ...