Chicago

Hundreds of students march in Chicago for peace

Event: Remembering Maya Angelou

7-year-old boy saves child from being kidnapped

Mothers take crime scene, use it as ‘street lesson’ for sons

Organizers hope to celebrate Sun Ra’s birthday with 100 sax players

20-year-old Chicago native accepted into Harvard Ph.D. program

BYP 100 joins hundreds in protest of school-to-prison pipeline

One quarter of CPS’s budget spent at just three schools

Residents on a mission to share what’s GOOD in Englewood

FM Supreme takes peace to classroom

Teen who collapsed at weekend basketball game dies

Sixth person charged in death of Endia Martin

$3 million bond set for man accused of giving niece gun used to kill teen

14-year-old girl charged with murder of peer over alleged Facebook dispute

5 Kenwood Academy students to receive prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship

Chicago activist shot to death after leaving anti violence event

Chicago school named after President Obama

Federal Government offers assistance to Chicago police after weekend violence

Rhymefest releases new album, donates a portion of profits to Donda’s House

Kanye West, Common create more than 20,000 jobs for Chicago Youth

Registration for the ‘Freedom Dreams…Freedom Now!’ conference now open!

Who Will Keep My Sister?: A Dialogue & Discussion on the Criminalization of Black Women & Girls

Reward offered to find Chicago student’s killer

House music legend Frankie Knuckles dead at 59

WATCH: CTA Blue line derailment, first lawsuits filed

Father dies while defending daughter during hate crime

Mayor Emanuel wants to sell residential land to residents for $1 with new program

Amara for Chicago? Candidate sets eyes on biggest seat in city

Blues band claims show was cut short due to ‘too many black’ people in audience

CPS Report: privately run charter schools expel students at higher rates

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