Women’s History Month This Women’s History Month, Chicago Public Library is celebrating and highlighting the contributions of women through literacy, education and performing ...

The plan for how the city will participate in America 250 includes a concert series with the CSO and events with the Chicago Public Library and Park District.

Obama takes on NBA star Anthony Edwards at basketball, ping pong and Connect Four - ...

Former President Obama is going one-on-one with Anthony Edwards — challenging the NBA All-Star in everything from ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton says she’s “thrilled” to learn that her candidacy for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination was endorsed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson before his death last month. The ...

The Obama Foundation wants 100 unpaid volunteers to work for ex-President Obama’s highly paid cronies at the $850 million ...

The opening will be marked by celebrations through June 21, featuring “a series of events that bring together the ...

Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.

The Barack Obama Presidential Center (OPC) will open its doors to the public in June 2026, former President Obama announced last month. The Center’s 19.3-acre campus in Jackson Park will include a ...

Fire insurance maps are an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand how cities have changed over the past century. The challenge has always been unlocking what's inside them—that is, until ...

A long-vacant State Street landmark in Chicago could soon be fostering more than nostalgia. The eight-story former department store at 401 South State Street — a hulking 485,000-square-foot building ...