This past Sunday, May 8, was Victory in Europe Day, the 71st anniversary of the unconditional surrender of Germany in World War II. More than seven decades ago, the representatives of Western Allies and...

In the spring of 1939, the ocean liner St. Louis set sail from the port of Hamburg in Northern Germany. On it were more than 900 Jewish passengers, fleeing persecution and imminent war in their home country....

Chicago was once the central location for Native American activism, author David Beck said Thursday during his visit to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. Co-authors Beck and Rosalyn LaPier...

Waa-Mu is set to open its 84th annual show, continuing an integral tradition of Northwestern theater. "Gold," Waa-Mu's newest production, tells the story of the 1936 Berlin Olympics through original...