The Windy City must have been quite the sight in the 1960s — a world of neon signs and ice-cold martinis colliding with the psychedelic bohemian undercurrent that would mark the end of the era. Even ...

In the late 1960s, Black and Latino Chicagoans organized around issues of affordable housing and poverty. And, as sociologist Roger Guy writes, so did a group of Appalachian whites with a grand, but ...

Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

This week, the Museum of Contemporary Art opens a sprawling survey of Chicago comics from 1960 to now. Week 4 recap: Backups Kyle Monangai and Tyson Bagent lead Chicago Bears to a 23-12 win over New ...

A new book traces the stories of the leader of America’s biggest street gang and one of the country’s most powerful mayors in 1960s Chicago. During the urban renewal period of 1960s Chicago, two men ...

The Black Power movement that took form in 1960s Chicago had many leaders: clergy, students, politicians, and…cops. Historian Tera Agyepong explains the unique role in confronting police brutality ...

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