CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in ...

County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black ...

Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.

Illinois State University’s African American Studies Program is hosting its inaugural film series. Three times in February, ...

Now, a new El Paso museum, looking to honor and remember the first Black voter in Illinois, hopes to add a little to the top of people’s minds. Michael Melick, the board president for Project ...

Scholar and author Imani Perry explains — it's the color blue. In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People, Perry explores blue as a symbol of both hope and melancholy ...

“Elvis Presley was a Black Man” is a story about family, love and the innocence of childhood. What did Elvis Presley mean to a little Black girl and boy from the projects growing up in the 60 ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted more than 460 arrests nationwide in a 33-hour operation, including in Illinois. The focus was on individuals with criminal histories ...

Meanwhile, the Black population declined in Mississippi (-2%), Illinois (-2%) and the District of Columbia (-1%) between 2010 and 2023. The New York City metropolitan area had more Black residents ...

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