A push to memorialize the Illinois Black Panther Party on the National Register of Historic Places has advanced to the national level.

In the 1960s, the Church of the Epiphany in Chicago served as an organizing hub for the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. Within its red-brown sandstone walls, members hosted free meals ...

Former Democratic Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who went to prison for using campaign funds for personal expenses, is ...

A recent push to memorialize the Illinois Black Panther Party has stirred up a division over how the activist organization’s legacy should be upheld. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times on Nov ...

American political & social activist and Black Panther Party member Fred Hampton (1948 – 1969) raises his arms at the ‘Days of Rage’ rally, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1969.

Exhibit highlights legacy of Illinois Black Panther Party as DNC comes to Chicago The collection of photographs is on display at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, a historic home of the Black ...

Locations in Chicago where the Black Panther Party offered medical care, free breakfast and day care in the late 1960s and early 1970s are part of a proposed scattered-site Illinois landmark ...

Object Details Written by Reginald Major, American, died 2011 Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926 Subject of Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982 Description A first ...

Several events in Chicago will mark the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Chairman Fred Hampton, a Black Panther Party leader.

Description A poster depicting Fred Hampton, Deputy Chairman, Chicago Chapter of the Black Panther Party, distributed by the Black Panther Party. The primarily blue and black poster is printed on ...

Black History Month: New exhibit shows Black Panther Party's social services side The Black Panther Party Museum's new exhibit marks 30th anniversary of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation ...

CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.