The a capella choir had celebrity status at a time when the school had 4,000 students, performing in Europe, making record ...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s ties to the Chicago area ran deep. He visited multiple times during his campaigning years, usually staying in the homes of local politicians or supporters from Chicago ...

From 2019 through 2023 — the first five years of the consent decree — the independent monitoring team responsible for ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is the government for the few who governs against our interests for a better Chicago. This man has not done much for public school education.

The former president embodied a strain of Christianity that emphasized caring for those on the margins — but was eclipsed by ...

Frederick Newell's ongoing work as an advocate and inspiration for kids in the Iowa City area through Dream City earns him ...

Some people on this list would considered A-list celebrities, others may be names you're hearing for the first time. But all left a mark on Chicago that warrants honors.

Carter was one of the most explicitly religious presidents, but his rise in politics came during a transformative era in American Christianity.

Sharp came to Bement in August 1969 after hearing the school needed a French teacher. She had minored in that subject, and ...

Illinois and Chicago-area leaders are reacting Sunday to the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter, the former ...

Converse, a rural village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, has a prominent place in the education of African Americans post-Reconstruction era.

Boden was a shining example of a man who put everything on the line for his job. It was Boden's selfless nature that led him ...