Chicago Public Library Foundation will honor authors Gabriel Bump and Mo Willems
This year, the Chicago Public Library Foundation is honoring South Shore native and author Gabriel Bump, as well as author and illustrator Mo Willems.
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NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days fill out Chicago Design Week
NeoCon, North America's largest design show at Merchandise Mart — and Fulton Market Design Days, a parallel design show in Fulton Market are collaborating.
Chicago remembers Spencer Leak Jr.’s commitment to its communities and families
Spencer Leak Jr. spent four decades working at his family business, Leak & Sons Funeral Homes. He died Sunday at age 56.
Late McDonald’s owner/operator Yolanda Travis Mack bestowed with honorary way in Hyde Park
An honorary street sign renamed South Lake Park Avenue in Hyde Park as Yolanda Travis Mack Way in honor of the late McDonald's franchise owner.
Chicago beaches fill up with the unofficial beginning of summer: ‘Excited to spend time outside’
Eager for warm-weather fun after a stretch of cool days, many in the Chicago area descended on beaches along the lake to celebrate the unofficial first day of summer.
Mental health summit convenes youth and community organizations to create plan for next generation
Chicago teens will share their ideas at a mental health summit at the El Centro Library and Learning Center at Northeastern Illinois University.
Illinois educators learn how to teach Black-affirming curricula with the help of the Erikson Institute
A cohort of 15 early childhood educators worked with the Erikson Institute to develop teaching plans that celebrate being Black.
Meet Alicia Graf Mack, Alvin Ailey’s newest artistic director: ‘Chicago feels very familiar; I like the energy’
Alicia Graf Mack spoke with the Tribune about stepping into the new position and the tone she plans to set going forward.
‘Mixed Marriage Project’ charts decades of Black-white marital unions in Chicago
In Dorothy Roberts' latest book, "The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race and Family," readers glimpse nostalgic moments from the sociologist and law professor's family.
Do you give a FECK? Everyone should: It’s being in tune with forgiveness, empathy, compassion and kindness.
The FECK Awards is a new national recognition event honoring individuals and groups who embody the values of forgiveness, empathy, compassion and kindness.