The bar's gigantic Eclipso-style urinals of yesteryear received a dedicated marker as a place to “piss on history.” ...

University of Chicago Prof. Frank Calegari has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. The first members elected ...

The walls inside the Middletown Library Service Center are lined with books — reading materials for summer and book club ...

This weekend, a Danville man who was shot and killed more than 55 years ago will finally receive the honor he deserves. W. Dale Cooper will be recognized at an event 9 a.m. Saturday outside ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections expanded a partnership program on Thursday by opening 22 new “Freedom Libraries” in ...

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.

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

Coyote vs. Acme” was recently rescued from obscurity after being shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery. But other films haven’t been so lucky.

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities, and that could have a huge impact on Chicago. The city is expecting more than $3 billion ...

Whaddaya mean you don't recognise it? It's the Windows 95 start-up sound, and it's recently been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings. Alongside "Goodbye ...

Established by Congress in 1996, the agency allocated $266.7 ... saying those would suffer most from the cuts. The American Library Association, which is based in Chicago, disputes Trump’s ...