The Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch kicked off Chinese New Year with a concert aiming to bridge American and Chinese culture gaps. The Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year, celebrates the start of a new year on Chinese traditional calendar. It is a week-long celebration which started on Jan. 24 this year, but the concert took place on the 25th.
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Get your helmets ready because another e-scooter trail may be coming back to Chicago sometime in 2020.
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Family Focus helps close the learning gap in low income homes before it even starts by encouraging consistent cognitive development of young children outside of daycare.
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For a grassroots campaign like that Anthony Clark, that takes no money from political committees, paying for poll would eat large sums of his campaign money. That's why he devised a plan where he and the two other Democratic challengers for Illinois state representative in the 7th district split the cost of the poll, and whoever is not in the lead drops from the race.
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Englewood residents are fighting for Hope᠆ not only in keeping spirits alive but the historic neighborhood high school.
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The city of Chicago boasted in an April 2019 press release that two-thirds of the city has access to rental bikes through its partnership with Divvy, however, based on the cycling giant’s community investment to date West Side residents are still waiting for their opportunity to ride like everyone else.
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On Wednesday Jan. 15, minutes before Mayor Lightfoot slammed her gavel and addressed the city council, Alderman Scott Waguespack (32) introduced a proposal to ban single-use plastics in Chicago by 2021.
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On December 16, Injustice Watch held a discussion in West Englewood about their report about this recent court decision. At the event, there was also a screening of Second Chance Kids, a documentary which examines three juvenile murder cases in Massachusetts.
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On the evening of Nov. 29, at The Black (Power) event, the room was filled with the thick aroma of shea butter and perfume. As people viewed the art, sparked conversation with the artists in the room to express their appreciation and ask the inspiration behind the pieces.
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Urban farming has long been touted by agriculture advocates and enthusiasts as the future of the food and produce industry. However, as Chicago’s urban agriculture ecosystem has evolved and expanded, so have the complications associated with their operation.
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The investigation into the shooting of the 3 -year-old boy outside the Douglass Branch of the Chicago Public Library is ongoing.
On Dec. 12, Chicago police responded to reports of gunfire that occurred around 9:00 am outside the Douglass Branch of the Chicago Public Library located at 3353 W. 13 St. in North Lawndale.
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One week in jail for marijuana possession was all it took for aspiring correctional officer Andrea NaTay Drane to be shut out of a world of opportunities forever.
“Though I was in jail for one week, I was in mentally in jail for seven years,” says Drane.
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Soon, the Woodlawn neighborhood will be home to a new green space that once work on it is finished, will reflect an effort to heal from decades of racism and pain as well as honor an important figure in black Chicago history - Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till.
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Chicago police responded to reports of gunshots that occurred shortly after 9:00 a.m. outside the Douglass branch of the Chicago Public Library located at 3353 W. 13th St. in North Lawndale.
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If you’re on the West Side of the city anytime during this year’s holiday season, the Garfield Park Conservatory may be a good place to go to see the visual motifs of the holiday season expressed in a new and interesting way.
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Community members, advocate groups and domestic violence survivors gathered in Jefferson Park's auditorium on October 29th to commemorate a woman shot by her ex-husband a year ago in this neighborhood.
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Leaked private campaign strategy documents from Rep. Dan Lipinksi’s office last week shed light on the most contested Democratic primary in the state.
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Back in October, waves of marching teachers and supporters of the Chicago Teachers Union’s strike donned red shirts and held signs to advocate for a new contract with better work conditions and resources for Chicago Public School students. The two week strike began Oct. 17 and ended on Nov. 1. It was during these eleven day the lives of teachers both in and outside the classroom was put under a spotlight .
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