Those detained include Abel Orozco Ortega, a 47-year-old man who was arrested Jan. 26 while returning to his suburban Chicago home after getting tamales for his family. According to the complaint, ICE ...

Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...

Federal workers are being hit with more cuts — this time targeting the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Several Chicago-based workers were let go in the cut to the ...

Many on the Left are wondering what to do against the Trump administration’s vicious assaults on workers, immigrants, and ...

“Black Philanthropy and the importance of food during the Civil Rights movement is a huge topic,” Wallace said. “The Montgomery Bus Boycotts were literally funded by plates being sold in ...

March 17 marks 106 years since the birth of musician Nat King Cole, whose success paved the way for future generations of Black artists.

The layoffs are eliminating Chicago’s Office for Civil Rights, one of seven around the country where all positions are being cut, officials with the union that represents department employees ...

After Hazel came to Chicago — soon settling in Altgeld ... conditions on a number of fronts and was pivotal in a federal civil rights complaint that became an investigation and now a binding ...