The race honors the life of Ricky Byrdsong, the first African American Northwestern University men's basketball coach, who ...

Musician Ivas John will perform at the Robert Wadlow Statue, located at 2810 College Ave, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. Born as a first generation Lithuanian American in Chicago, John's earliest ...

The Illinois Marathon has brought athletes to Champaign-Urbana for the past 15 years, but a new event is heading to town. The ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for allegedly sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a ...

As summer break begins, many children lose access to the nutritious meals they rely on during the school year. To help bridge ...

"I always encourage families to establish consistent routines and assign simple chores also that help to build responsibility ...

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago today announced Adam Alonso as its next president and CEO. Alonso, who previously served as CEO of the Chicago nonprofit BUILD — which stands for Broader Urban ...

The American Parents Coalition is urging a federal investigation of YMCA's gender identity policies, citing concerns about ...

The YMCA of Northwest Illinois is expanding its childcare services to a new facility in Freeport, Illinois, in order to ...

The YMCA of Northwest Illinois currently provides childcare services to over 100 children, and is planning to expand to a ...