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Kerry James Marshall adds some details to the Willis Tower on his mural./ Artist Kerry James Marshall adds some details Saturday Dec. 2, 2017 to the giant mural he has created for the west side of the Chicago Cultural Center.

Giant mural by Kerry James Marshall honors Chicago women of culture

December 17, 2018 at 5:24 p.m.

Giving Chicago its own Mount Rushmore was Kerry James Marshall’s idea for his biggest work ever, a mural that will be officially dedicated Monday morning at a gathering of city...

Arthur Compton, chancellor of Washington University, listens to Enrico Fermi, builder of the first atomic pile, as he speaks at the 10th anniversary of the Atomic Age at the University of Chicago on Dec. 2, 1952.

75 years ago at the U. of C., Ted Petry saw the atom split for the first time

December 17, 2018 at 4:13 p.m.

For Ted Petry, working under the stands at the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field was his first job out of high school and a good one, considering there was a...

‘The Walking Dead’: 5 thoughts on Sunday’s wide-angle episode

April 5, 2019 at 6:09 a.m.

So there is more to Rick’s plan than sneak attacks, zombie sieges and profligate gunfire barrages. That’s what we learned at the outset of Sunday’s “The Walking Dead,” an episode...

The skull of one of the Lions of Tsavo is seen moments after a digital X-ray is taken at the Field Museum on Nov. 21, 2017.

Field Museum scientists use X-rays to examine infamous man-eating lions to settle skull mystery

December 17, 2018 at 10:35 a.m.

Mike Paha is the guy assigned to go into the enclosure with the man-eating lions. For the job, he pulls on white booties, like a cable TV installer. The big...

‘The Walking Dead’: 5 thoughts on a superb Episode 5

April 5, 2019 at 6:09 a.m.

At long last, perspective. For most of this season of “The Walking Dead,” we’ve been embroiled in the All Out War. Bullets here, armor there, bodies on the ground, plans...

Illumination, Morton Arboretum's holiday lights festival, opens to the public on Nov. 17, 2017.

2017 holiday lights guide: ‘Illumination’ lets there be a little more light

June 1, 2018 at 7:48 a.m.

When Morton Arboretum began decking its trees in LED lights in wintertime, the idea was to be judicious and tasteful with the wattage. This was going to be trees as...

High stakes on the dance floor: Making Joffrey’s new ‘Nutcracker’ a compelling TV drama

December 17, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.

“Making a New American Nutcracker” will accomplish something that’s incredibly tough to do: Get nondance people excited about a ballet. Those of us in the ballet-averse or ballet-ignorant community can...

5 thoughts recapping Season 8, Episode 4 of ‘The Walking Dead’

December 17, 2018 at 1:24 p.m.

All those who thought the tiger was something of an over-the-top presence in “The Walking Dead” can breathe easier. Your unlikely big cat — spoiler alert — has moved on...

Colson Whitehead reads a passage from his book "The Underground Railroad" after he received the Heartland Prize for fiction for during the Chicago Humanities Festival at the Art Institute of Chicago on Nov. 11, 2017.

Colson Whitehead had to wait to write ‘Underground Railroad’

December 17, 2018 at 1:42 p.m.

Colson Whitehead first had the idea for “The Underground Railroad,” his novel about slavery that melds magic realism with the brutal realities of that institution, decades ago. And while he...

Tyler Perry presents the award for album of the year at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.

Hosts address Las Vegas shooting during CMA Awards, but it’s hardly enough

December 17, 2018 at 12:57 p.m.

So after all that, “Las Vegas” were the very first words spoken on the CMA Awards on Wednesday night. “Las Vegas, Charlottesville, New York, Sutherland Springs, historic storms in Texas,...

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