U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia confirms he won’t seek reelection days after the Illinois Democrat backed a quiet effort to get his chief of staff on the March primary ballot as his replacement.

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer whose rich, steady baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died at age 85.

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and Co-Founder of the Rainbow Coalition, has died.