It took a Cook County, Ill., jury less than three hours to find Kenneth Williams guilty on all charges related to the…
Law enforcement officials in Joliet, Ill., say they are in the “early stages” of investigating a traffic stop a that…
The Cook County Forest Preserves officer who stood idly by as a belligerent man harassed a woman in a Puerto Rico flag T…
The latest viral video of a white person harassing a person of color has all the familiar ingredients—though of course,…
Hal Patton is the current mayor of Edwardsville, Ill. He’s also a GOP state Senate candidate, and he’s an asshole who…
Even though she was brandishing a steak knife, when Decynthia Clements emerged from her SUV and walked toward Elgin,…
The pervasive mindlessness of white people—a dynamic stemming from the perpetual withdrawing from humanity required to…
One high school teacher in Illinois tried an unconventional way of getting students to care about math—drugs.
It must be snowing, because a federal court sentenced a white Chicago police officer to 60 months in prison for…
Police are investigating claims that a Des Plaines, Ill., man made threats on Facebook to lynch Rep. Frederica Wilson…
Another day, another high school student causing outrage because he or she thought it was a great idea to be on…
Despite several calls from protesters for a federal investigation into the death of Kenneka Jenkins, the Chicago teen…
Children understand things that are happening around them more than we think and more than we give them credit for. A…
Updated Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, 4 p.m. EDT: The family of Kenneka Jenkins have released a new statement, saying that…
Police are looking into a viral video that has been circulating across social media that apparently shows a young woman…
A 19-year-old Chicago woman was found dead early Sunday morning inside the freezer of a Rosemont, Ill., hotel, police…
The state of Illinois has decided to recognize the GOAT, former President Barack Obama, with his own state holiday.…
A civil rights lawsuit has been filed against a Lansing, Ill., police officer who was caught on video threatening a…
The family of an Illinois man is searching for answers after he was found unresponsive in an Illinois jail cell.…
Black America, there are two health facts we should get straight. First, by demographics, we’re the most…
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