State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow. The ...

Country singer Ashley Monroe talks about returning with a roots-filled new album, 'Tennessee Lightning,' after a stylistic detour and cancer time-out.

Born enslaved, John Andrew Jackson spent his life fighting for freedom as a fugitive, abolitionist, lecturer and writer.

The economy might be slowing down, but they’re still firing on all cylinders at the Black Keys ‘ retro-rock factory. “Time ...

It was 1965, and he and his siblings — Alton, Linda and Jackie — were stepping bravely into the buzzsaw of change and hate.

Last night, journalist Gayle King moderated a special Black Theatre Night conversation with six-time Tony Award winner Audra ...