Seventy years ago this week, McDonald’s opened in northwest suburban Des Plaines. No one except for its Oak Park-raised owner Ray Kroc may have believed the tiny place would one day become ...

Save the date for Chicago's top fundraisers, exhibitions, galas and performances in 2025. Lesly and David Koo at the 2023 ...

It’s a trip back in time that highlights the struggles and resilience of people who have lived in public housing.

The Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program (RAP) announces the appointment of its 2025–2026 class of Fellows for summer 2025 and the ...

1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...

Extremist groups of the 1950s played a part, alongside real estate and neighborhood organizations, in keeping Chicago ...

Wrigley Field also turns 111 this year — the historic stadium on that iconic block bounded by Clark ... their history back to 1870 — when they were officially just called the Chicago Base ...

CHICAGO (AP ... At the same time, the museum showcases lesser-known bright spots in public housing history, like resident-organized safety patrols and cooperatives to sell groceries.

CHICAGO – Set inside a once ... At the same time, the museum showcases lesser-known bright spots in public housing history, like resident-organized safety patrols and cooperatives to sell ...