Angela Jackson, who was raised on Chicago’s South Side, is the next poet laureate for the State of Illinois. Jackson is the fifth Illinoisan to hold the title, an honorary position…
Carl Sandburg’s lasting legacy shines on in the written word and not even COVID-19 can dim the luster. The Galesburg native wrote poetry and prose, was a newspaper reporter in Chicago,…
In a figurative and literal sense, Lisel Mueller, found her writing voice after fleeing Nazi Germany with her mother and sister in 1939. She learned a new language and became a poet…
Man killed on South SideA 35-year-old man was killed Thursday morning on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Pedestrian killed on South SideA woman was killed Thursday evening when hit by a vehicle on ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
