1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1119+ words) Many local gallerists and art collectors said 2026 feels like the year attendees will truly feel the "Frieze effect" on EXPO Chicago, which will showcase 130 galleries from some two dozen countries. Chicago's largest art event, EXPO Chicago, is returning to Navy…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (880+ words) Construction workers put the finishing touches the new TimeLine Theater building located at 5035 N. Broadway, in the Uptown neighborhood, Monday, March 30, 2026. Mica Cole stood on the stage, with tears in her eyes. The occasion was TimeLine Theatre's first public showing of…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago  (907+ words) Jackson Park's "Gold Lady," officially known as the Statue of the Republic, is in line for a $1 million makeover. On just the right morning, when things are crisp and clear enough, the sun rises over the lake and lights up…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1226+ words) Jill Austin, vice president of public engagement at the Newberry Library, stands near portraits of Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln inside the library's card catalog room on March 24, 2026. Good afternoon! It's Thursday, and International Fact-Checking Day. Here are tips for…...

22+ hour, 17+ min ago  (779+ words) Ashwaty Chennat's "little fears" is among the dance works to receive grant funding as part of a new initiative from the Chicago Dancemakers Forum to uplift works by independent artists and bring dance to unexpected venues around the city. A…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (423+ words) The Prairie State has a lot planned for the nation's semiquincentennial this year, including corridos from the Sones de Mexico Ensemble. The Prairie State has a lot planned for the nation's semiquincentennial this year. From exhibits and plays to concerts…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1391+ words) America 250" projects account for about half of the $1.2 million in National Endowment for the Arts grants that went to Illinois groups this year. Leaders of these organizations say they are committed to taking a deep and nuanced look at the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (14+ words) Obama Presidential Center to host summer basketball, volleyball programs for South Side teens'WBEZ Chicago...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (693+ words) Passengers disembark Tuesday from the first South Shore Line train along the new Monon Corridor at the Munster/Dyer station in Northwest Indiana. Twenty-five years ago when Curtis Vosti worked for the mayor's office in Hammond, Indiana, he and others…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (85+ words) Historic Chicago pranks: From killer hawks to a TV takeover'WBEZ Chicago Image courtesy FuzzyMemoriesTV - The Museum of Classic Chicago Television Curious City has gotten a lot of questions about famous pranks, so in celebration of April Fools" Day we investigated…...