Phil Chess, the co-founder of the influential Chicago record label that was home to Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Etta James, Willie Dixon, Howling’ Wolf and many other blues and R&B heavyweights, has ...

Marie Saavedra joined the CBS2 Chicago news team in October 2020 as an anchor. She grew up in Evanston and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. CHICAGO (CBS) -- While video games may ...

Shakira Luster, Trechelle Williams and Imani Hill attend a Chicago school. A group of three eighth grade girls brought home a big win during an Illinois state chess tournament. And to celebrate, their ...

Some talented chess players faced off Tuesday at Chicago's Harold Washington Library. The chess players are seasoned competitors, and they're all still students in the Chicago Public Schools. Trophies ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At the home of the White Sox, they weren't playing ball on Wednesday. Instead, they were playing chess. But this was no ordinary tournament. It was a chance for Chicago Public School ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 400 of Chicago’s inner city youth will be gathering at the De La Salle Institute, 3434 South Michigan Avenue, on Saturday, January 19, 2019 to compete for seven ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- With a small audience watching, Cecil Locke reached across the chess table to shake his opponent's hand. Check mate. And his opponent didn't even realize it. Locke grinned mildly, but ...

The game of chess has many assets. Hundreds of millions of players and growing worldwide. An unrivaled intellectual cachet. A history that stretches back 15 centuries. What the game of chess doesn’t ...

The movie “Cadillac Records” tells the story of the artists behind Chicago’s famous Chess Records. Notably, Beyonce plays Etta James, Jeffrey Wright brings Muddy Waters to life and Mos Def duckwalks ...

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