Michael Sumler, Kool & the Gang 's resident hype man for more than three decades, died in a car crash in Mableton, Ga., on Sunday. He was 71.

Longtime Kool & the Gang member Michael Sumler, also known as Chicago Mike, passed away in a car accident on May 25 in ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael Sumler was killed in a car crash just outside Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, local media reported. Also known as "Chicago Mike," the 71-year-old died at the scene just before ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael Sumler passed away in a tragic car accident in Atlanta, Georgia. The musician was 71-years-old.

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Michael Sumler, member of funk and R&B group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 71. Sumler – also known as ‘Chicago Mike ...

"Sinners" is set in Clarksdale, Mississippi. But the city has no movie theater, so the bloody, bluesy box-office hit couldn't be screened there. A public plea has changed that.

After months of debate, Illinois legislators released a transit reform proposal that renames the Regional Transportation ...

Despite some minor hits in the 1960s, Chicago vocal group the Radiants couldn’t ride the soul-music wave they’d helped create.

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” proved to be good business for Chicago, IL, locals. The entertainer who won Best Country Album at ...

Transit agencies have warned that they would have to dramatically slash service if legislators don’t find funding to plug the ...

The proposal would replace the Regional Transportation Authority​ — which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra commuter rail, and Pace suburban buses.