1979: The U.S. Office for Civil Rights charged in a 102-page document that the Chicago Board of Education had systematically ...

President Trump targets museums he said push divisive ideology. Activists and historians say he's trying to erase the nation's tarnished history.

Email us. A drawing shows boats full of celebrants as they mark the opening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal in 1848. (Chicago History Museum). 1848: The first boat passed through the Illinois ...

One of the turning points in history took place on April 26, 1986, when one of the reactors at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power ...

The day offers an opportunity to reflect on this seminal moment in history but also consider what this fight means today.

With a scant description and no substantial leaders, Chester police today were continuing their search for the silent young ...

Today, America has nearly 18 million living military veterans, from the “Greatest Generation” to men and women coming home from recent tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. They join the now-silent ...