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Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Oprah Winfrey provides $5 million to start COVID-19 relief network in ‘home city’ of Chicago

May 20, 2020 at 2:34 p.m.

Calling Chicago one of her "home cities," Oprah Winfrey Wednesday launched a major relief effort aimed at fighting food insecurity and providing medical aid in African American and Latinx communities...

Chocolate with caviar? With blue cheese? Here are some intriguing pairings from Lonely Planet

May 21, 2020 at 11:19 a.m.

Traveling isn't what it used to be. And we get that food has become more significant during this pandemic, especially seeing as how grocery store runs serve as both a...

Chicago musician Peter Cottontale poses for a portrait in his studio Tuesday April 14, 2020 in Chicago.

Chicago Children’s Choir concert goes virtual for Paint the Town Red: ‘This is an opportunity for us to share our love and passion for the arts’

May 22, 2020 at 10:52 a.m.

The phrase "paint the town red" may lack a certain luster these days with the pandemic curbing our ability to go out. But the Chicago Children's Choir (CCC) is not...

At left, Christian Life School junior, Kaevyn Williams, 16, wearing her flowered prom dress outside of her home, and Whitney Young High School senior Frances Harris at home in her prom dress.

Prom wishes and graduation dreams: Area seniors haven’t given up on partaking in memorable moments during the pandemic

May 22, 2020 at 6:18 p.m.

When Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls out the name of your high school during a coronavirus press conference, you may think it's a bad thing. But on Friday, May 22, it...

DL Mullen, owner of Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery, with a selection of books she's planning on giving out to school children at an event outside her shop on May 23, 2020. Mullen is giving out 100 books for each age and interest group during the #cleartheshelves event.

Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery gives away books to students May 23

May 15, 2020 at 4:15 p.m.

West Town's Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery will host #ClearTheShelves for Chicago Students, a K-12 book giveaway on May 23. The program aims to promote literacy in the Chicagoland area. "We...

Streetwise vendor Lawrence Anthony, left, uses a personal approach to get pedestrians like Ted Griffiths to stop, talk and hopefully purchase a Streetwise subscription or use Venmo to make a donation while standing at Jackson and Dearborn in Chicago on May 8, 2020.

‘Everybody is just a paycheck away from being where I’m at’: StreetWise vendors, already scraping by, face empty streets amid COVID-19

May 15, 2020 at 9:49 a.m.

Cubs games were always a solid bet for StreetWise vendor Danny Davis, who could usually walk away with up to $400 from selling papers outside Wrigley Field. Working outside United...

Lalo Hernandez checks his temperature with a touchless thermal scanner before entering work at Mazzone Pasta on May 13, 2020, in Bloomingdale. Carl Mazzone, the owner, installed touchless thermometers at the end of April as a precautionary measure. His company makes 15,000 to 20,000 pounds of pasta every day for the retail and food service industries.

It’s all hands on deck for the Yates family during the coronavirus pandemic. ‘I think now is one of the best times to really make a difference.’

May 26, 2020 at 11:37 a.m.

Have a conversation with the Yates family, and you'll leave with a new mantra: The family that tackles COVID-19 together, stays together. This South Loop-based family is doing its part...

A town hall videoconference about sexual violence hosted on Zoom ended when a hacker posted a video depicting child sexual abuse minutes into the meeting.

Local Muslim community to break fast during Ramadan with virtual iftar Saturday

May 8, 2020 at 12:43 p.m.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA will host a virtual iftar open house at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Known for its open houses during Ramadan, the Muslim community's "Virtual Reflections on the Power...

Sari Daybook, left, talks with cantor Charlene Brooks on May 6, 2020, at Congregation Bene Shalom in Skokie.

Skokie synagogue dedicated to deaf people may have to close its doors. ‘Right now is not a good time to be asking people for money’

May 6, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

Sari Daybook, 37, was a year old when she was diagnosed with severe to profound hearing loss. She recalls being fitted with hearing aids at 17 months. With help from...

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Executive Director Meghan Harte, left, and Austin Coming Together Executive Director Darnell Shield, right, stand May 4, 2020, at the Austin Coming Together office in Chicago.

These groups build healthier neighborhoods across Chicago. To honor them, Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards go virtual tonight.

May 6, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.

In Little Village, Enlace found a gap in health access and fought to bridge it. Austin Coming Together created a vision to attract investment to a West Side neighborhood and...

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