March is Women’s History Month. A northern Illinois musician shares her special ties to a Rockford area pioneer.

One of the nation’s first housing projects is getting a new life as a public housing ... who left the South in the early 20th century. They moved into the Jane Addams Homes in 1960 after a ...

In 1911, a team of three women with “lesbian-like” relationships – Jane Addams, Sophonisba Breckinridge ... However, by the ...

Jane Addams House (most often referred to as "JA,") is located along Tempel Green. JA is connected to Freeman House, and is also the home of JA Dining Hall (see below). Students of all genders and ...

The new museum is a remnant of its time before public housing developments turned into high-rises to help meet demand.

Chicago's Jane Addams Homes exemplified the rise and fall of public housing in the 20th century, from their construction under the New Deal in 1938 to their eventual demolition in the 2000s.