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Naperville Public Library planning nearly $1M in Nichols renovation work
Nichols Library will undergo nearly $1 million in renovations this fall as part of a years-long effort by Naperville Public ...
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Woodson Library Celebrates a Half-Century
The library, home to the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, will turn fifty years old in December.
Chicago City Council commission OKs revitalization plan for Auburn Gresham 79th Street corridor
The Chicago City Council plan commission has given the OK for a plan to revitalize the 79th Street corridor in Auburn Gresham ...
Graffiti, other public art could add meaning to blighted areas, Chicago's Next Voices columnist writes
Steven Jiang rode the L to school in the Loop, never noticing the art all around. One day, he did. And gradually he came to ...
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Editorial — Chicago Tribune: Leave libraries alone. They more than pay their way
As one thoughtful reader pointed out to us, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is part of a coalition of attorneys general ...
New book uncovers hidden history of Chicago's Wrigley Building
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new book, The Wrigley Building: The Making of an Icon, explores the untold story behind one of Chicago's ...
CFD battles extra-alarm fire near Lake Street on West Side; CTA Green Line service resumes
The Chicago Fire Department battled an extra-alarm fire on the West Side Wednesday morning. Smoke and flames raged out of an industrial building on Lake Street in the city's Austin neighborhood. ABC7 ...