CHICAGO (WLS) -- Followed by mothers who have lost children to gun violence, director Spike Lee came to the city's South Side to defend his upcoming film, "Chiraq." Mayor Rahm Emanuel and some ...

"We're in the Windy City, Chicago, home of deep dish pizza, the Bears, and the highest murder rate in America," goes the opening line to Chiraq, Noisey's new eight-part documentary on Chicago and its ...

The teenagers who live among the persistent sirens, screams and gunshots in Briana Lawrence’s Englewood neighborhood have their own name for Chicago: “Chiraq.” The term sums up their feeling that ...

Asiaha Butler is the president of an Englewood community group. She’s also a fan of filmmaker Spike Lee. So when word surfaced that Lee recently told Mayor Emanuel he’s planning to do a movie about ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Where did the word "Chiraq" come from, and is it an accurate description of Chicago? The answers may surprise you. The term "Chiraq" has become street slang for Chicago, coined to ...

Could Spike Lee’s upcoming film “Chiraq” be a musical comedy featuring music by Kanye West? According to one report, maybe. Screen Daily reports in an exclusive update that “Chiraq” will reimagine the ...