Mr. Jackson’s presidential campaigns created a pathway for scores of Black Democrats to run for office, with many making ...

Political organizers from Seattle went to Minneapolis to learn from locals responding to an immigration enforcement surge ordered by the Trump administration.

Society / Q&A / The Gender Liberation Movement’s Raquel Willis says trans youth “are our future” and that new HHS rules ...

Political leaders across Illinois mourned Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death and nodded to the decades-long movement he championed after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his mentor.

Russell Kot, 51, was identified as the suspect who killed two people in Fort Lauderdale before driving to Sarasota, where ...

Florida Democrats are launching a "Run for Office Week" from Feb. 9-13, 2026, to recruit candidates for local government positions. The initiative encourages everyday citizens like teachers, parents, ...

At a Valentine's Day party in the Mission District, artists celebrated their Latino heritage while showing artwork protesting the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud and sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison. What additional specific ethics reforms need to be enacted in ...

Lions dance in the streets of Chinatown, bikes race through an underground parking garage, and a global film fest returns.

In statements and all over social media Tuesday morning, leaders and officials from across the Chicago area, Illinois, the U.S. and the world have been offering condolences, penning tributes and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A new grass-roots effort to track and slow down federal agents in the Twin Cities has turned into a game of cat ...

W it h an extra-long run—a notorious marathon for exhibitors—The Winter Show straddles the timing of the American-art ...