Often regarded as a compilation of the world's most visible politicians, artists and cultural figures, this year's "100 Most ...

Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate and a lifelong public servant, is the new board chair for the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.

A popular suburban museum and one of the Chicago-area's most notable zoos say they are being hit hard by so-called DOGE cuts.

Wendy Freedman, the John and Marion Sullivan University Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, ...

Guggenheim Fellowships have been awarded this year to three scholars and three alumni from the University of Chicago. The ...

In the book, you describe the limits of conventional approaches to reducing gun violence. From the left, the strategy has ...

Joe Biden has been hankering to do more. Many leading Democrats across the country — including some former top aides and ...

A new exhibit at the museum, “Act Well Your Part,” documents the institution's pivotal role in developing Chicago's community ...

Millions of people visit their libraries every week. What's the draw? Everything. During National Library Week, April 6–12, 2025, take time to discover (or rediscover) what draws people in. This ...

The library, home to the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, will turn fifty years ...

When a National Endowment for the Humanities grant was cancelled last week, so was a project to make historical Wyoming newspapers more accessible.