A satellite location with some of the museum’s more popular exhibits will open in the former site of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.
The National Council of Teachers of English awarded Eisenhower High School’s literary magazine with a REALM award.
Essays and early short stories by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee will be published this fall.
Douglas Peterson, who died in February, helped found the Green Man Theatre Group and the Elmhurst Center for the Performing Arts.
The Shedd announced Thursday that it had received $10 million from the healthcare company Abbott, a longtime benefactor of the aquarium.
“Kick, ball, change,” and “Passé” were some of the step combinations Lindsey Donnell, with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, called out and demonstrated to the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy cheerleading and majorette teams.
Young artists find an outlet for talent “with people you care about who share your passion” with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras.
Landmarks Illinois has awarded a matching grant to Hometown Christian Church for roof repairs for the midcentury modern structure.
President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions.
Around a quarter of the department’s staff has resigned or been fired since Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Hedspeth in March.