Chicago

The Chicago ensemble brought their horns and big band sound, infused with elements of hip-hop, funk, reggae and pop, to KNKX's Seattle studios.

A fixture of the Chicago blues scene, guitarist Earl Hooker's life and career ended too early. His recorded performances as a side-man for Muddy Waters and Junior Wells, endure.

LowDown Brass play Madame Lou's in Seattle June 23. The New Cool caught up with the Chicago group and is giving away two pairs of tickets to the upcoming show.

Unite Here, a labor union that represents workers in the hospitality industry, estimates that the majority of their members who are housekeepers have faced sexual harassment on the job.

The Department of Justice is already working with the Chicago Police Department, and local authorities are cooperating with the DEA, ATF and FBI to investigate and combat violent crime in the city.

The investigation found widespread evidence of unconstitutional use of force. It was launched more than a year ago after a black teenager was shot and killed by a white Chicago police officer.

The man was held captive and beaten by four people who livestreamed the attack. He was white. His tormentors were black. Calling that a hate crime doesn't tell the whole story.

The Chicago murder rate rivals the worst years of the 1990s, when the crack cocaine epidemic turned its streets into a virtual war zone. Most shootings are concentrated in the west and south sides.

Two of the Republican candidates said Saturday they may no longer support Donald Trump should he become the nominee following the violent events at a Trump rally in Chicago on Friday night.