Nearly 40 years ago, Mayor Harold Washington dedicated the spit of land where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan as DuSable Park, in honor of Chicago’s first permanent non-Indigenous settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable. On Tuesday, politicians and civic leaders officially…
October 27, 2026 / 10:26 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Goodnight Green Stairwell, which is sort of like a Great Green Room. Goodnight Apollo 8 Command Module, used to orbit the moon. Goodnight cow painted like a $20 bill, Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, Wonder Woman, Blues Brothers, and…
October 24, 2026 / 7:04 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The Chicago Housing Authority held its annual "Operation Warm" event on Saturday to get people better ready for the winter season. This is the program's 19th year providing families and kids living in public housing with…
Next week, the Pink for a Purpose runway show will feature breast caner survivors and advocates dressed to the nines. The event supports City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago. Joining Audrina Sinclair are Angelina Fakhoury of City of Hope and…
October 22, 2026 / 10:07 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Next week, the Pink for a Purpose runway show will feature breast caner survivors and advocates dressed to the nines. The event supports City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago, part of a national cancer network,…
October 15, 2026 / 11:16 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Burton-Judson dining hall at the University of Chicago had the occasional theme night — including fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches and other fare to represent Elvis Presley's favorite…
During the month of service, employees supported the following community initiatives across Illinois: American Red Cross, Peoria, IL:Team members held a mobile blood drive, helping to increase access to critical patient care. The American Red Cross saves millions of lives…
April 9, 2026 / 1:39 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Yusef Jackson, a son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, will take his father's place as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the organization announced Thursday. The Rainbow PUSH board of directors has approved Yusef…
October 8, 2026 / 10:30 AM CDT / CBS Chicago A local suburban woman who beat cancer twice created a foundation to provide wigs to children with the disease, and her organization is hosting a Family Fun Day Saturday. Rebecca Boumstein was diagnosed with cancer…
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is marking its 90th anniversary after serving nearly 30,000 people during 2025 and expanding its education and workforce programs across the region. The nonprofit is celebrating nine decades of service, according to a community announcement. The organization traces…
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