We proudly present the 2026 Artists to Watch List, a curated selection of 25 Chicago artists we believe are actively...
AKIA stopped by WHATS THE WORD for a conversation covering everything from tour stories and struggle meals to growing up...
On April 13th 2025, we put together a list that captured the heartbeat of Chicago’s music scene heading into 2025....
Big Lex pulls up to WHAT’S THE WORD TV for an unfiltered conversation about her journey from college athlete to reality TV star on...
Five Lincoln-Way East students were identified after a video appeared to show them directing racist gestures and sounds toward Homewood-Flossmoor...
Rhymefest said Ye provided free admission to student leaders and community organizations as his two-night Ye Live Concert Tour stopped...
The iconic celebration of R&B and soul is coming home. BET is bringing the Soul Train Awards back in 2026,...
Armorion Smith, a 21-year-old defensive back for Michigan State, took a moment to himself in the home he shares with...
The former founder of the organization ‘Growth and Development’ (formerly known as the Gangster Disciples), has served a prison life...
Kim Porter’s children issued a statement to the public denying that their mother ever wrote a book and to also...
A campaign office for Vice President Kamala Harris in Tempe, Arizona, was shot at overnight, according to local authorities. The...
A 13-year-old girl was left in critical condition after being shot by her own mother. 32-year-old Talecka Brown, has been...
Chicago’s very own OG Stevo, hailing from Rogers Park, hosted a much-anticipated listening party for his latest album, “Sincerely Stevon,”...
Attorney and women’s rights advocate Gloria Allred held a press conference earlier to discuss her representation of an alleged victim...
Marcellus Williams, a 55-year-old black man is scheduled to be executed on the night of Tuesday, September 24th in Missouri...
15-year-old Carly Gregg from Mississippi is standing trial for the March 2024 shooting of her mother, Ashley Smylie, and her...
Marques “Merk” Elliston and Cher’Don Reynolds aim to buy the former Strangers Home Missionary Baptist Church located on the north...
