Jerry Butler, Impressions Singer and Chicago Politician, Dies at 85
Chicago soul giant Jerry Butler, who succeeded early hits as lead singer of the keystone R&B group Impressions and a notable ...
75 Black-Owned Bookstores to Buy from Today—and Every Day
And as both an act of solidarity with Black people and a concerted effort to put a dent in the racial wealth gap by ...
Justus Roe's murals feather Chicago neighborhoods
You’ve probably seen Justus Roe’s murals around Chicago.
Bus driver rescues nonverbal suburban Chicago teen out underdressed in subzero temperatures
By Charlie De Mar Click here for updates on this story WHEELING, Illinois (WBBM) -- A Wheeling, Illinois bus driver is being called ...
Letters to the Editor: Removing Hyde’s name from courthouse an ‘insulting’ act; is DuPage homeless now tied to Dem’s handling of pandemic?
In 20 years of being deeply involved in DuPage County politics, I have never seen elected officials behave as disrespectfully ...
The Beat: New venture studio launches in Chicago
Moog has helped scale several companies in his time here, including Viewpoints and Built In, with each one hiring hundreds of ...
Andrea Kersten headed COPA, the agency that investigates Chicago police misconduct. Here's what happened before she quit.
The backstage drama days before she resigned included a threatened no-confidence vote by a city oversight panel that could ...
Jerry Butler, Legendary Soul Singer, Dies at 85 Following Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
Jerry Butler has died at the age of 85. Butler was the original lead singer of the Impressions before embarking on a ...
Family sues Metra after journalist hit and killed by South Shore Line train at Chicago station
Grace Bentkowski, 22, was crossing the tracks at the Hegewisch station at 13730 S. Brainard Ave last July when she was hit by a South Shore Line train.
ABC7 Chicago architecture critic weighs in on 1901 project near United Center, Ravinia renovations
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Architecture critic Lee Bey joined ABC7 Chicago Friday to talk about the latest big stories in and around the city. A $7 billion plan to massively transform the area around the United ...
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Chicago IG Witzburg, Rod Blagojevich’s political future, DOJ v Chicago and much more
City of Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg returns to provide her insight on CPD extremist groups, Brandon Johnson’s ...
Today in Chicago History: Drew Peterson, ‘I did not kill Kathleen!’
2013: “I did not kill Kathleen!” Before being sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson cried, raged and whispered during a ...