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Photography exhibitions at Columbia College are taking on a unique theme this summer, probing themes around representation, monuments and the reframing of cultural history. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the story.

Northwestern University became the latest Chicago area school to require students to receive the coronavirus vaccine before the start of the fall 2021 semester, the school announced Wednesday.

Loyola University became the latest Chicago school to require students to receive the coronavirus vaccine before returning to campus for the fall 2021 semester, the school announced Thursday.

For the second year in a row, Columbia College Chicago will be holding a virtual Commencement ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a group of graduating seniors from the private school is challenging that decision, saying a virtual ceremony is not an option for them. “I can’t even imagine sitting at home looking at faces in a computer,...

Many graduates will realize their dream of walking across the stage and getting their diploma this spring. For others, the coronavirus pandemic is still throwing a wrench into those plans. At Columbia College Chicago, some students are trying to make it happen on their own. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.

Yarn bombing is typically a form of street art. But for the next month, Chicagoans can see it displayed exhibition style while walking in the 600 block of South Michigan Avenue. “We’re calling it cozy in the city,” said yarn bomber Valerie Sherman.  Normally, Columbia College uses the outdoor art gallery for fashion-related exhibitions with works by students and...

In the morning after Chicago’s runoff election, some of the city’s big races remained separated by only a handful of votes.

After avoiding it by the slimmest of margins in her last election, Ald. Deb Mell is headed to a runoff election against Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez in Chicago’s 33rd Ward.

Runners hitting Chicago streets for this year’s Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K will not only get to enjoy the start of running season in the city, they’ll get a grand tour of Chicago while they’re at it.

A 23-year-old Columbia College student was stabbed Wednesday night after encountering a robber at Chicago’s Grant Park.

Here’s a look at places that have announced closures so far:

Several schools, businesses and buildings are closed this week as life-threatening cold pushes its way into the Chicago area.

Several businesses and buildings will be closed this week as dangerously cold air descends on the Chicago area, bringing life-threatening conditions to the city.

Michelle Duster is a woman on a mission. And it runs in her family. In Duster’s case, that mission involves a campaign to erect a memorial to her great-grandmother— journalist and civil rights crusader Ida B. Wells, whose own missions included a successful campaign to expose the horrors of lynching in 19th century America.

Runners hitting Chicago streets for this year’s Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K will not only get to enjoy the start of running season in the city, they’ll get a grand tour of Chicago while they’re at it.

Richard Roeper is a nationally known film critic and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, but now he’s accused of buying followers—many not even real— to further boost his social media profile.

A man charged with robbing two Columbia College Chicago students early Wednesday at Grant Skate Park in the South Loop has been ordered held without bond.

The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced this year’s so-called “genius” grant recipients on Wednesday, including two Chicagoans among the 24 fellows.