The free, five-day festival will take place July 8-12 in Grant Park. It returns to the heart of summer after NASCAR’s ...

Common has opened its largest co-living project in Chicago through a joint venture with CityPads. The latest offering, Common Addams, offers 223 beds in 59 apartments in Chicago’s Little Italy ...

There are a few things that Common fans know mean the most to him: his art and his hometown of Chicago. Since the beginning of his career, the rapper, actor, and activist has used his platform for the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A crowd gathered Friday night to kick off Juneteenth weekend at St. Sabina Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Crowds gathered around the church, at 1210 W. 78th Pl., for its ...

WTTW-TV/Channel 11 and Chicago ad agency Two by Four teamed up with Common, the rapper, actor, activist and Chicago native, to tell the stories of the Windy City’s communities. A spot narrated by ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- It's been over 20 years since Common won his first Grammy as a writer on Erykah Badu's "Love of My Life." Since then, the Chicago native has notched two more wins, 20 nominations, a ...