Have you seen the pyramids in Wadsworth? Pharaohs in Lincoln Park? ‘Egyptomania’ dates back to the King Tut obsession By Christopher Borrelli April 12, 2022 at 2:07 p.m. Once you leave Chicago headed west on Interstate 88, once the suburbs melt away and...
Iconic ‘Hope’ portrait from Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign is displayed for Expo Chicago By Kayla Samoy April 6, 2022 at 2:53 p.m. The iconic red and blue "Hope" portrait of former President Barack Obama from his 2008...
Iconic Obama portrait on display in Chicago By Contributed Content April 6, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Shepard Fairey's iconic "Hope" portrait of former President Barack Obama is on display in Chicago....
Frida Kahlo at home: Intimate photos from the artist’s personal collection have arrived at National Museum of Mexican Art By Lauren Warnecke May 22, 2026 at 7:55 p.m. When artist, political activist and cultural icon Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her husband, artist...
Frida Kahlo photographs By Contributed Content April 5, 2022 at 12:40 p.m. A touring exhibition of artist Frida Kahlo's photographs is on view for the first time...
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Obama Presidential Center location in Chicago’s Jackson Park; open space group vows to continue legal fight By Alice Yin March 30, 2022 at 3:49 p.m. A lawsuit that aimed to stop the Obama Presidential Center from being built in Chicago's...
Another Chicago book? Yes indeed, ‘A History Lover’s Guide’ spans the city’s birth to our cemeteries. By Rick Kogan March 30, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. There are a lot of books written about Chicago and why not? This is an...
At 40, Gerber/Hart, the Midwest’s independent LGBTQ library and archive, is on the move — again By Hannah Edgar May 22, 2026 at 7:55 p.m. A cramped closet space. The drafty basement of a greystone. Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, an...
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives By Terrence Antonio James March 29, 2022 at 3:11 p.m. The LGBTQ-focused Gerber/Hart Library and Archives in Chicago is looking to relocate for the sixth...
A little levity, please: Meriem Bennani’s ‘Life on the CAPS’ at the Renaissance Society is full of dark humor By Lori Waxman May 22, 2026 at 7:55 p.m. "Do you remember when teleportation replaced air travel," asks the fabulous crocodile who serves as...