On Sunday, the Historical Preservation Society of the party’s Illinois chapter kicked off its Black Panther Heritage Trail project with a private celebration at the Better Boys Center for the ...

The club, bar and restaurant, which was opened in 1980 by Bill FitzGerald, is the first music venue or nightclub in Illinois to earn historical recognition. By Cindy Hernandez Jan 14, 2025, 5:24pm PDT ...

It seems a decadeslong quest for recognition is at last making ground. “I know that a lot of the pushback was, ‘Well, there’s no reservation there in Illinois, there will never be any ...