1969: Controversial University of Chicago sociology professor Marlene Dixon — who inspired a more than two-week sit-in by ...

CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

Chicago History Museum workers have stated their intention to unionize. They were inspired by cultural workers who have ...

Lorraine Hansberry was a Chicago playwriting legend. Her father Carl was a real estate broker turned civil rights activist.

2007: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency outside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, which ...

While Till's accused killers, Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam, were acquitted by an all-white jury, the two later admitted to Till ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look back at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement. July 18, 1982: ...

What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and ...

The Chicago Bulls have lost three of their last four games heading into Tuesday's matchup against the Detroit Pistons. The ...

The only Black-owned skating rink in Illinois has touched lives for decades. In a Fox 32 special report, Terrence Lee takes ...

On Tuesday night, the Chicago Bulls got off to a lousy start at home. The Detroit Pistons surely took advantage of their ...