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Despite rumors, no surprise performance from Beyoncé or Taylor Swift at DNC
There was no shortage of performances from other talented musicians during the convention.
Kamala Harris to accept Democratic nomination amid buzz about who else will be on DNC stage. Watch it live here
Pink is expected to perform, and The Chicks are slated to sing the national anthem.
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For special education students, transitional schools bridge the gap between high school and full-time employment
Transitional schools can provide a bridge from school to the workforce through specialized instruction.
Double lung transplants weren’t typically recommended for lung cancer patients. But a new technique has been successful
The operation has a 100% success rate for lung cancer patients today.
How Toni Stone, the 1st woman to play professional baseball, came to be featured in ‘MLB: The Show ’24’
In “MLB: The Show ’24,” Toni Stone makes history again — this time as the first female player to be featured in the popular video game.
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After nearly closing, these Black-owned bookstores have been able to pivot and ‘stick it out’
Times have been tough for Black-owned book stores. Right after the holiday season, Chicago institutions Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery and Da Book Joint both announced that they would be closing...
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Oral history project by Chicago Theological Seminary shows how it served as incubator for area’s civil rights leaders
The Chicago Theological Seminary has produced an oral history project on the city’s Civil Rights Movement — an archival work about Operation Breadbasket, featuring onetime seminary student the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., among others.
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‘Trash is just a failure of imagination.’ Artists and environmentalists seek creative ways to keep plastics out of landfills.
Between 150 million and 190 million tons of single-use plastic products were produced globally in 2021, according to international research.
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Think ‘Les Miz’ and lasers. Broadway Raves are the new big night out for young lovers of show tunes.
A year and a half ago, Ethan Maccoby, a Brooklyn-based dance-party promoter and former theater kid, created the Broadway Rave to fill a desire that no one knew existed.
‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’: When Truman Capote skewered New York’s elite
This is the second season of the “Feud” anthology series for FX, which premiered in 2017.