Harold Washington

As the city still struggles with police accountability, curator Joy Bivins said, "The past matters now."

The film, premiering Friday at the Patio Theater, is set just before the 1983 mayoral election.

The Chicago History Museum is joining with Breakthrough Ministries to compile the personal memoirs.

It'd be the third Rogers Park beach named for "women whose accomplishments inspire future generations."

South Side Projections will show three films that captured the election of Harold Washington in 1983.

The free event begins at 12:15 p.m. Friday at the library's Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St.

A 6K walk will take place through the late Mayor Harold Washington's South Side neighborhood.

The late Edwin Berry, former president of the Chicago Urban League, will be recognized April 29.

Mayoral candidate Robert Shaw said Mayor Rahm Emanuel was not a good fit for Chicagoans.    

Eight college students were chosen to receive free laptops in honor of Mayor Harold Washington.

Dr. Quentin Young has a new biography out and a documentary on his life is expected this summer.

Chicago's first black mayor was remembered Monday by supporters at a special ceremony.

Chicago's first black mayor will be remembered at his gravesite at Oak Woods Cemetery.

The 38-year Council "character" and father-in-law of ex-Gov. Blagojevich submitted his papers Wednesday.

Alumni of the Bronzeville school include Harold Washington, Nat "King" Cole and Redd Foxx.