Fifth grader writes book to empower others with dyslexia
Cecilia Santagata says dyslexia doesn't define her; she calls it her superpower, because it's taken her to new heights.
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Cecilia Santagata says dyslexia doesn't define her; she calls it her superpower, because it's taken her to new heights.
Volunteers put together one of Chicago's biggest Thanksgiving meals for free on Wednesday at Rate Field.
You might know how time-consuming it is to cook a Thanksgiving meal for a family of five or ten, but imagine cooking for 5,000. That's what happened Tuesday for a group of volunteers at McCormick Place.
Meet a man who made a conscious decision to face adversity with a smile and a sense of adventure. A driving force alongside him: a friend he never imagined meeting.
Many people this time of year are stepping up to provide Thanksgiving meals to those in need. One church in Bronzeville is going even further, offering weekly grocery giveaways to meet the growing demand.
A West Side church will be holding a giveaway for $1.5 million worth of items from housewares to clothing and even exercise equipment Saturday morning.
The Trump administration on Monday said the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be partially funded after judges' rulings required food aid program to continue.
A seven-year-old boy in south suburban Tinley Park has some big plans for his eighth birthday. But they don't involve a party; instead, he'll be helping people in his community.
In the 1980s and 1990s, video rental stores were such a big part of American culture, they were subjects of movies themselves. Now the Video Strip in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood is one of the last remaining stores of its ilk.
A group of strong, kind and funny women who have all survived breast cancer joined together to create a group called The Licorice Project.
