Donation Options Search Search Search Shermann Dilla Thomas (right) and Gil C. Quiniones, ComEd’s president and CEO, in happier times. Provided/Shermann Dilla Thomas Share Commonwealth Edison ...

When Shermann “Dilla” Thomas was suddenly let go from a job at ComEd in September after 13 years, he was not sure what to do about his future. But a few months later, Thomas, who is widely ...

When organizers of the 2024 Democratic National Convention first visited Chicago to consider it as a potential host city, local urban historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas took them on an ...

Shermann Dilla Thomas became famous on social media as the Chicago Urban Historian. In his enormously popular videos on TikTok and Instagram, Dilla celebrates the good in Chicago while documenting ...

Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas debuts his new Chicago Reader column with a look at the city’s Catholic connections beyond the new pope.

Dilla’s Chicago is a biweekly window into the hidden histories of Chicago area historical figures, buildings, neighborhoods, and more from Shermann “Dilla” Thomas.

Donation Options Search Search Search TikTok historian Shermann Dilla Thomas leads a bus tour of Martin Luther King sites on the West Side of Chicago Jan. 13. To the right, a WTTW camera captures ...

"Today we're going to a very proud Mexican-American neighborhood called Pilsen," Chicago historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas told the group. "You're going to enjoy the street art so much. With video ...

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, a well regarded local historian and now brand ambassador at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, spoke with WBBM about some of ...

If you are interested in applying, visit chigivesback.com. Chicago's favorite urban historian, Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, talked with Warner and Ward about his new role at DuSable Black History ...