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Jurnee-Marie Wise, a participant in the Till Institute Summer Academy, works on a drawing of a baseball jersey with Emmett Till's last name at the Chicago History Museum on July 22, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Till Institute Summer Academy brings teens together to talk about social justice

August 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The day independent autopsy results were shared for Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black student whose death off the coast of Mississippi days after a Fourth of July holiday boat trip...

Author and journalist Dawn Turner greets attendees of a book talk to discuss her new novel, "Majestic Hills," at Call & Response Books, Aug. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Dawn Turner investigates a sense of belonging in ‘Majestic Hills’

August 11, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

The novel "Majestic Hills" is one told through the eyes of a young Chicago couple who move to the suburbs for a change of pace.

Musical artist Dreamer Isioma, left, stands onstage with co-directors Daniel Kisslinger, 34, center, Damon Williams, 33, all of Chicago, during a viewing party for "Quantum Entanglements" in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood on July 1, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Quantum campus project raises questions about residents’ agency in community development

August 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago-based podcasters Respair Media showcase neighborhood resistance to the quantum center on the Southeast Side.

People attend the unveiling of Amanda Williams' installation “Other Washingtons” at the site of the 1902 George Washington statue on the South Side, Aug. 6, 2026. Flags encircle the existing statue of George Washington and carry the names of other Washingtons. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘Other Washingtons’ monument by Amanda Williams asks: ‘Who should be remembered?’

August 6, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

Amanda Williams is focusing her artistic lens on local monuments, asking what it might look like to have monuments that look different than what we would think of historically.

Paderewski Elementary school in Chicago, July 24, 2026, was one of 49 schools closed in 2013. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Recent UChicago study shows uptick in violence around schools shuttered in 2013

July 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A study from the University of Chicago said 2013 Chicago Public Schools closures led to a near 10% increase in gun violence in nearby neighborhoods.

Independent journalist Georgia Fort speaks at "America @ 250: A journalism reckoning," in Chicago on July 16, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Journalists ‘reckon’ with needs, changes necessary for the Fourth Estate to survive

July 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

At "America @250: A journalism reckoning," journalists, funders and civic leaders reflected on the past, present and future state of a free press in America.

Amari Mead has memorialized her infant son, Kaiden Tappler, with a pillow adorned with photos, May 21, 2026. Her baby died in 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘Grief is a beast’: Interventional care, palliative care. It’s time to consider bereavement care.

July 12, 2026 at 8:08 p.m.

Illinois programs like Missing Pieces and Soaring Spirits International aim to help the bereaved with complex emotions through the grief process.

The piece “Denise and the Missing People” by artist Candace Hunter is seen as people take in The Ways We Remember, a Black Metropolis Research Consortium exhibition on East 43rd Street in Chicago, June 17, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Black Chicagoans displaced for the Dan Ryan Expressway are the focus of ‘Remember’

July 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago artist Candace Hunter has constructed an interactive art exhibit at BMRC Gallery in Bronzeville, and she wants to hear from more Chicagoans who lost their homes.

The Chicago Public Library Foundation has appointed Eva Giglio, former executive director at the CME Group Foundation, as its new president and CEO. (Provided by CPLF)

Chicago Public Library Foundation gets a new president and CEO

July 8, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

As the Chicago Public Library Foundation — a nonprofit established in 1986 as the fundraising partner of the Chicago Public Library — celebrates 40 years, it does so with Eva...

Artist Raymond A. Thomas stands near his paintings, “We Love You Paw Paw”, right, at the Blanc Gallery in Chicago on June 3, 2026. The Blanc Gallery, in partnership with the Emmett Till-Mobley Institute, is holding "From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85," a group art exhibition commemorating what would have been the 85th birthday of Emmett Till. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Emmett Till would’ve been 85 this year. A Bronzeville exhibit reflects on his legacy.

July 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Blanc Gallery exhibit "From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85" brings together 11 Black Chicago-based contemporary artists to produce works that speak to the humanity of Emmett Till.

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