Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the ...

The National Guard arrived in Los Angeles Sunday morning in response to violent anti-ICE immigration protests.

After federal immigration authorities arrested dozens of people across Los Angeles, protesters turned out to demand their ...

Youth-led research and commissioned artworks centering victims’ lives, not their deaths, will be shown at a community salon ...

From the Stonewall Riots to the federal recognition of the LGBTQ community, a look at the origins of Pride Month in the U.S.

The causes and solutions to gun violence are difficult to quantify—or control. One thing is clear: gun violence is highest in ...

The end of May marks the five-year anniversary of the George Floyd riots. It is a dark memory ... And half a decade on, Chicago still reels from the consequences in a way that few other ...

Credit: Courtesy Chicago Public Library. Chicago’s first police riot started with beer. In his inaugural speech on March 13, 1855, newly elected, Kentucky-born mayor Levi D. Boone proposed the ...

CHICAGO — Riot Fest announced that they have secured a multi-year deal to stay in Douglass Park. In a press release, Riot Fest said they will remain in Douglass Park through 2027 with an option ...

The Chicago Park District and Riot Fest announced they have signed a deal to keep the annual music festival in Douglass Park in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood through 2027. The agreement ...

Since moving outdoors in 2012, Riot Fest has set itself apart in a crowded festival sphere by evolving, continually embracing new sounds which embody the punk rock ethos while creating a uniquely ...

The $75 million policing budget for the just-concluded Democratic National Convention paid off for Chicago but also shows ... height of the 2020 George Floyd riots, a retired Illinois police ...