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

Melik Abdul, a GOP strategist and member of the Black Americans for Trump Coalition, said that he's been "fielding a lot of calls" after President Donald Trump (without evidence) blamed DEI policies ...

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

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo has welcomed a rescued bobcat to its newly renovated Cat Forest habitat. According to the Zoo, Pando, a 7-month-old female bobcat, arrived from ...

An armadillo in southern Illinois and the quickest sturgeon season on Black Lake in northern Michigan are among the notes ...

Illinois struck down laws that kept free Black people from entering the state in 1865, a year after the Illinois Colored ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Friday, Feb. 7, will mark 160 years since Illinois struck down laws that kept free Black people from entering the state and gave those already in the state just 10 days to get out.

The Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois's 4th annual Black Business Expo is this Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The expo includes 60 local vendors, ...

Illinois launches a Black History Month campaign focused on celebrating and supporting Black-owned businesses.

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