Charles Storch

John Updike, the prolific author and critic, was named Tuesday as this year's winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award by the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library....

Since former FBI official W. Mark Felt was revealed as Deep Throat last week, debate has raged over his status as national hero or "traitor," as President Richard Nixon called...

The Chicago Children's Museum will officially debut Wednesday an exhibit on language development that officials say reflects their new commitment to linking learning and play and involving adults in learning...

The Chicago-based Poetry Foundation on Wednesday named C.K. Williams this year's winner of the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. The Lilly is the latest prestigious award for Williams, a 68-year-old...

Lurie Garden in Chicago's Millennium Park will be in the spotlight this summer, with three days of lectures, tours and performances scheduled. The park, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs...

Last week, U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was defending the political advocacy of a non-profit group, the Reform Institute, whose advisory committee he chairs and which echoes his call for...

Local arts organizations are being asked to lobby against Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposed $1.7 million, or 8.7 percent, funding cut for the Illinois Arts Council. The Illinois Arts Alliance on...

Eileen R. Mackevich--the woman who helped the Chicago Humanities Festival grow from a one-day event to a multiweek extravaganza that annually attracts some of the most eminent names in the...

Americans for the Arts, a Washington-based advocate for local arts agencies across the nation, said Thursday it will merge with New York-based Arts & Business Council Inc., which links business...

The Poetry Foundation said Thursday it is sponsoring a new series of dramatic readings of verse plays, to be launched with stagings of T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral" in...