Charles Parks, a.k.a. “King Charles,” was working the drive-through window of a Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits for minimum wage when he was featured in the Tribune in August. Now the lanky 20-year-old ...

When the Catalyst Charter School opened in the fall, administrators didn’t turn to football, basketball or even chess to develop discipline, teamwork and confidence in their students. Instead, they ...

25 years after the birth of house music, Chicago is starting musical fires again. Paul Sullivan learns the difference between Juke and Footwork. Once upon a time in the Chicago projects there lived a ...