Illinois launches a Black History Month campaign focused on celebrating and supporting Black-owned businesses.

CHICAGO (WGN) — Friday, Feb. 7, will mark 160 years since Illinois struck down laws that kept free Black people from entering the state and gave those already in the state just 10 days to get out.

Evanston’s Lake Street Church is offering sanctuary to immigrants seeking protection from deportation, the minister announced.

The first Reparations Committee of the year honored three community members in recognition of Black History Month. Elisa ...

Illinois struck down laws that kept free Black people from entering the state in 1865, a year after the Illinois Colored ...

NFL Girls Flag High School Showcase: On Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Pro Bowl Games, three athletes from Guilford High School will represent Illinois ... organization's historical archives. The Bears will ...

Smile Partners USA ("Smile Partners" or the "Company"), a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners LLC ("Silver Oak"), announced today a strategic investment from a new continuation fund. The ...

While there have long been discussions about atoning for the enslavement of Black Americans, it wasn’t until 2021 that Evanston, Illinois ... about criminal history on applications and to ...

Evanston, Illinois, has initiated a reparations ... "California Is the First State to Tackle Reparations for Black Residents. What That Really Means." Historic Hudson Valley. "The Business of Slavery: ...

and Illinois residents under 18 get in free; chicago1871.org A hymnal is part of the Chicago History Museum exhibit on the Great Chicago Fire, closing soon, here at the museum on Sept. 21 ...