It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the ...

Elon Musk first claimed the department would make savings of $2 trillion, but what do the figures really show?

ALHAMBRA, Ill. ( KTVI / WGN) —– Authorities in a southern Illinois community are investigating reports of a swastika mowed ...

Most towns in the 1830s had one thing in common: white founders. But tucked away in western Illinois, a free Black man named ...

How photographer Russell Hart used B&W mode to transform a "hodgepodge of colors" into an emotional masterpiece ...

The Arts Center at Duck Creek presents “Black and White and Red All Over: Visual Thinking Strategies Discussion” on Sunday, ...

The recent fire at Nottoway Plantation, which reduced the “big house” to ashes, serves as a stark reminder of the complexities we navigate to uncover the truth of our history.

Since her Feb. 23 article gained attention, in which she advocates for Black bereavement leave, Southern Illinois University professor Angel Jones claimed she has received an influx of hate mail ...

Paul Sullivan is the Chicago Tribune's In the Wake of News columnist and baseball writer, covering the Cubs, White Sox and national news. A 42-year Tribune veteran, Sullivan was named Illinois ...