‘Not the end point’: Markers commemorate lives lost in Chicago Race Riot of 1919 By Jonathan Bullington July 19, 2024 at 3:18 p.m. More than 100 years after the riots, the first five of 38 planned commemorative glass...
Chicago White Sox | White Sox are rolling out concert-style posters in another crossover of art and Chicago sports By Jay Cohen July 21, 2024 at 3:32 p.m. Working with a local art gallery, the White Sox are rolling out 28 concert-style posters...
Entertainment | Brookfield Zoo Chicago unveils $500 million Century Plan to transform its campus By Hannah Edgar July 16, 2024 at 11:19 a.m. The new primate space set to open next spring will be followed ecoregions creating animal...
Health | Grad student uses animation to create an online community for abuse survivors By Darcel Rockett July 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Nitya Mehrotra uses her skills as an animator to create more than just art —...
Local News | Paris puts Park Ridge artist’s statue of Lincoln on display near Champs Elysee By George Castle June 27, 2024 at 11:24 a.m. Usually the well-worn path is one-way, from France to the United States, for high culture...
Restaurants, Food and Drink | Ahead of Season 3, ‘The Bear’ food tour serves fans a taste of the action: ‘you can practically taste the food when you watch’ By Kate Armanini June 26, 2024 at 6:06 a.m. A traditional Chicago sandwich shop may seem like an unconventional excursion. But since “The Bear”...
Chance the Rapper, Ann Patchett and Cristina Henríquez win 2024 Library Foundation awards By Darcel Rockett June 25, 2024 at 3:34 p.m. The Chicago Public Library Foundation announces its annual honorees, including Chance, who credits what he...
Arts | A real-world ‘Sesame Street’: Lawndale Pop-Up Spot puts art, storytelling in the hands of the public By Darcel Rockett June 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. With rotating exhibits, the museum housed in a shipping container lets community members dictate what...
Arts | Art Institute returns Thai artifact amid ongoing repatriation claims By Hannah Edgar June 19, 2024 at 12:02 a.m. The fragment, which depicts the Hindu god Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana in northern India, is...
Arts | Review of ‘My New Yorks’ at Art Institute: When Georgia O’Keeffe lived in the city By Lori Waxman June 18, 2024 at 5:15 a.m. She's not just about desert landscapes. A fuller account of the artist's tale is told...