A book that binds black history in Illinois
Brian Dolinar's new book, "The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers," was released this summer, and if the title sounds dated it's because the book began its long road to...
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‘The Butler’ hits home for Chicago siblings
In the hit movie "Lee Daniels' The Butler," there's a scene in which lead character Cecil Gaines is trying to get a job on the White House service staff and...
‘The Butler’ hits home for Chicago siblings
In the hit movie "Lee Daniels' The Butler," there's a scene in which lead character Cecil Gaines is trying to get a job on the White House service staff and...
After prison time, women have H.O.P.E.
For about 15 years, Sheryl Abel was in and out of the city lockup, Cook County Jail and the state's prison system for crimes she committed to feed her heroin...
Are police too quick on the draw against dogs?
Today, the Colonel is scrappy, lightning-fast with a mighty bark. But last December, Al and Barbara Phillips' prized miniature bull terrier was a 7-month-old puppy when a Chicago police officer...
Northwestern lecturer pushes for answers in brother’s death
Cheryl Owsley Jackson grew up in a small Indiana town where race played a major role in her family's life. So it's not surprising now that she wonders whether it...
Northwestern lecturer pushes for answers in brother’s death
Cheryl Owsley Jackson grew up in a small Indiana town where race played a major role in her family's life. So it's not surprising now that she wonders whether it...
STAR program helps survivors of childhood cancer navigate long-term later years
It used to be that when a child received a cancer diagnosis, the focus was primarily an immediate one: To cure the child. But over the last two decades, researchers...
Drawing inspiration from the past
For the last couple of weeks, Chicago artist Garland Martin Taylor has been at Yale University making presentations to curators whose museums have artifacts predating the signing of the Emancipation...
Drawing inspiration from the past
For the last couple of weeks, Chicago artist Garland Martin Taylor has been at Yale University making presentations to curators whose museums have artifacts predating the signing of the Emancipation...