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Republicans hope to win Black voters for Trump. It wont be easy.

Investing in resilient entrepreneurship is a catalyst for inclusive, economically thriving neighborhoods and wellness.

Emmett Till, Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Established By Biden - South Side, IL - "Darkness and nihilism can hide much, but they erase nothing," President Joe Biden said during ceremony honoring the civil rights figures.

As we continue to celebrate our July 2023 Cover Stars and the beauty of Chicago, we've curated this guide to exploring Bronzeville.

My mother, Gwendolyn “Gwen” Washington, was my voice and inspiration to cover racial justice and politics. A fiercely independent force.

What would Martin Luther King Jr. tell the crowd at his holiday celebration? The fight isnt over, speakers say.

From the machine politicians in La Villita to the radicals in Pilsen, Mexican Chicagoans have played a central role in defining their city. 

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Janice Jackson took the helm of the Chicago Public Schools at a time when it was, again, a mess. Her three predecessors had been pushed out, the latest in scandal, the one before him imprisoned. As an educator who’d worked her way up through her hometown school district, Jackson was tasked with stabilizing and restoring the public’s confidence in the country’s third-largest schools system. Armed uniquely with a history they sorely lacked — experience and valuab...

UpdatedThu, Feb 11, 2021 at 10:57 am CT Replies(4) The owners of Mercy Hospital Wednesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (Google Maps) CHICAGO — The historic Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicagos Bronzeville neighborhood filed for bankruptcy Wednesday. Chicagos oldest hospital, now owned by Michigan-based Trinity Health, plans to shutter most operations at the end of May. The Chapter 11 filing follows Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board rulings that rejec...

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center (Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons)  Chicago’s oldest hospital, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1852 and the first Catholic hospital in the nation to partner with a medical school, may soon be relegated to history. Citing years of struggling finances, changes in health care and the lack of support from government leaders, Trinity Health announced earlier this year that the 412-bed hospital located in a predominantly Black Chicago neighborhood would cl...