Work begins to relocate track in Jackson Park to make way for Obama center
The Chicago Park District has begun work to relocate a track and field in Jackson Park from its current location to a corner further south in order to make room...
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A small band of environmentalists takes fight against Obama Presidential Center to court
When Charlotte Adelman was a student at the University of Chicago, the nearby parks became a refuge for her, a sprawling expanse of green where she could escape the concrete...
Obama Foundation delays presidential center groundbreaking until next year
The Obama Foundation has pushed back the groundbreaking date for the Obama Presidential Center after the federal review process was delayed for a second time this summer, officials confirmed Friday....
9 things you must know about Ida B. Wells-Barnett
A year before she died, Ida B. Wells-Barnett ventured out into Chicago on a bitter and windy day to attend a Negro History meeting, according to an entry in the...
A boom in downtown jobs did not benefit some South and West Side communities, study shows
As the number of jobs downtown rapidly increased in recent years, the number of people with those jobs who also live in Chicago’s vulnerable, African-American communities declined, a new study...
After social media push, organizers raise enough to pay for Ida B. Wells-Barnett monument
After a major push on social media, organizers have raised enough money that, combined with financial pledges, should be enough to finally pay for construction of a monument honoring civil...
Oprah Winfrey among 9 large-scale donors to give money to Obama Foundation
Oprah Winfrey is one of nine philanthropists to give more than $1 million toward construction of the Obama Presidential Center, officials said. She was joined by one of the wealthiest...
‘Trayvon Martin before Trayvon Martin’: 63 years after slaying, Emmett Till still visited daily at Alsip cemetery
In the Alsip cemetery where dozens of historically significant black Americans are laid to rest, the mausoleum of Mamie Till-Mobley is arguably the most prominent. “Her pain united a nation,”...
Despite criticism from some activists, Jesse Jackson calls Dan Ryan march successful
The demonstration that closed part of the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday was a success not only because it peacefully mobilized hundreds of people, but also because it gave residents...
New study examines aldermanic prerogative and how it can damage efforts to create affordable housing
As far back as the 1930s, Chicago aldermen used their ability to decide zoning and land use in their wards to create and maintain communities segregated by race and class,...