Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

Some 15 years after the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1966, public housing remained a serious problem for the city's African American community. In one case, 14,000 people lived in a single block.

s leadership. He quickly became a close ally of Dr. King and played a significant role in the Chicago Freedom Movement. After Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Jackson founded Operation PUSH ...