Founded in 2012, 1871 has been one of Chicago's leading small business incubators. After several years of financial losses, ...

Let’s look skyward for a little bit of inspiration before Black History Month concludes. Each of the following aviation pioneers cracked open a door that was previously slammed shut. Here ...

The decision, announced in a memo Wednesday by 1871 CEO Betsy Ziegler, cites the shifting realities of the struggling ...

Chicago knows how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day like no other city, and nothing proves that more than the famous dyeing of ...

President Trump's Executive Order 14160, which aims to strip citizenship from children born on U.S. soil to parents who did ...

Chicago’s tavern culture helps make this city ... Just accept a shot of Malört if it’s offered and everyone can be friends. Eater maps are curated by editors and aim to reflect a diversity ...

Chicago’s sushi scene may not garner the same breathless coverage as that of its coastal counterparts, but don’t be fooled: the city is home to a crew of formidable chefs and experts who know ...

Chicago in and of itself is an innovative marvel to behold. Established on soggy land adjacent to Lake Michigan, the city underwent major architectural efforts to physically raise the urban area to ...

Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago CHICAGO — When Crystal Bae and her colleagues set out to create an updated map of Chicago’s many neighborhoods, they anticipated ample feedback. “It will be ...

Over 100 years ago, Georgiana Simpson became the first Black woman to attain a Ph.D. at an American university, making history not just on the University of Chicago campus, but nationally. Simpson ...

Businesses across the Chicago area closed Monday in support of "A Day Without Immigrants" protests. The protests, which take place amid President Donald Trump's recent immigration crackdown ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Businesses closed, shoppers stayed home, and protesters took to the streets in the Chicago area and across the country as part of the "Day Without Immigrants" protesting President ...