Legislation that would require Illinois public libraries to have life-saving medications on hand for people experiencing ...

Three days before the Illinois legislature is scheduled to adjourn, Gov. JB Pritzker offered few details on the status of ...

Dr. Lou Della Evans Reid, gospel legend and co-founder of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, is being honored ahead of her 95th birthday. She’s in hospice after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis but ...

Your Cincinnati Public Library card unlocks free streaming services, museum passes, language learning tools and more that could save your family $1,200 annually.

Amarie Gipson is the founder of The Reading Room, an independent reference library with more than 700 books devoted to Black ...

Many of those who came out on Monday to honor those who died while serving our country told ABC7 there is a value in sharing their stories, not just for Memorial Day, but for the next generation to ...

The blood-stained leather gloves that were in Lincoln's pocket the night he was assassinated were among the 144 items up for ...

can be built in Chicago was advanced by a key city committee Tuesday. Introduced this summer by Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th), the ordinance would require a public way use permit to build a free library ...

CHICAGO - Former President Barack Obama made several stops in Chicago to discuss details of the Obama Presidential Center, ...

President Obama Visits Future Obama Presidential Center Chef, Cliff Rome, at His Restaurant Ahead of Opening in 2026 ...

Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas debuts his new Chicago Reader column with a look at the city’s Catholic connections beyond the new pope.