Dr. Harold J. Eigenbrodt was the head of North Central College’s Zoology Department, and later of the Biology Department, from the late 1920s to 1958.

Between 1959 and 1963, an elementary school class in West Chatham went from majority white to majority Black, and Next Voices ...

Artist Caroline Kent poses for a portrait at her studio in Humboldt Park. Kent is the talent behind a large, site-specific mural in Union Station and forthcoming exhibitions at the Smart Museum and ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...

Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...

Spring training is underway for Chicago's baseball teams, both of which have played significant roles in the history of ...