Harwood Heights woman dies after carjacking attack with zip-tie
A woman who had her neck zip-tied and her car stolen in Harwood Heights on Wednesday has died, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Ma Operio, 61, was...
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6-year-old boy hospitalized after being shot during family gathering on South Side
A 6-year-old-boy was wounded with a gunshot to the thigh during a family gathering over the Labor Day weekend, according to Chicago police. The shooting took place at 5:26 p.m....
¿Puede el fútbol bandera ser parte del panorama deportivo de Chicago? El esfuerzo de Diana Flores, capitana de la selección mexicana, y los Bears
Para una sala llena de jugadoras de fútbol americano de bandera del área, conocer a Diana Flores en una tarde de verano en Halas Hall fue algo por lo que...
Can flag football be part of the Chicago sports landscape? Inside the efforts of Diana Flores, captain of the Mexican national team, and the Bears.
For a roomful of area female flag football players, meeting Diana Flores on a summer evening at Halas Hall was something they couldn't stop smiling about. Flores, 26, has spent...
The Chicago Public Library Foundation honors Richard Hunt with an Art Award. We talk with the artist about his career.
Richard Hunt's studio is a repository of creativity that can give one whiplash. Upon entering the Lill Avenue cavernous structure, one sees light, shadows, books, cardboard and metal ready to...
On the colorful wings of Pittsburgh fame, artist Janel Young comes to Chicago
Janel Young entered the Chicago art scene less than two years ago and in that time has been busy producing public artworks that add color to communities. A Pittsburgh native,...
Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. ‘Nobody cares except us.’
LaTonya Shuler, 50, of Indianapolis, had planned to have children. But at age 32, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After six weeks of radiation and a hysterectomy for Shuler,...
Cecilia Rodhe — through son Joakim Noah’s foundation — offers art therapy to mothers who lost a child to violence
Tangela Jones sketched a sun with many rays, an image to lift her spirits in the morning. Lori Tucker brushed black and red on a canvas, debating whether to paint...
She saw a local news void in Harvey. So she started a publication to help ‘those with a voice but without a platform.’
When she saw a need in her community, Amethyst Davis, 26, didn't turn away. As traditional newspapers around the country are facing decline, the Harvey native realized there was a...
For decades, Camp One Step has been helping children with their cancer journeys — and changing their lives
Driving around looking for a parking space at Camp One Step can be a bit of a challenge because at every turn, youths can be found participating in camp activities....