A few weeks ago, a 10-year-old spotted a free community library, and came up with the idea to have one installed outside River Forest Village Hall.

Forest Preserve District offers Maple Syrup Magic The day will be a little sweeter this weekend at Plum Creek Nature Center, thanks to Maple Syrup Magic, which takes place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March ...

Michelle Obama shared a series of throwback photos from her childhood growing up in Chicago. The photos, posted on Instagram on March 8, 2026, feature a young Michelle Obama alongside her family, ...

Free Jewish Storybooks Delivered Each Month! PJ Library sends curated, award-winning storybooks and activities for kids from birth through age 12. The program sparks meaningful conversation and ...

Fire insurance maps are an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand how cities have changed over the past century. The challenge has always been unlocking what's inside them—that is, until ...

File photo of the Lawrence Public Library on Friday, July 26, 2024. With its biggest fundraiser this year, the Lawrence Public Library is hoping to raise both excitement for the World Cup and money ...

The Chicago Public Library is teaching Puerto Rican history through the music and videos Bad Bunny thanks to a collaboration between the superstar and a professor. Norway launches new Jeffrey Epstein ...

As eligibility changes to federal food programs increase barriers to healthy food, Chicago opens its first food pantry inside a West Side library. Literary hub, polling place, warming center and now… ...

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It’s a big week for Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known professionally as Bad Bunny. After making Grammy history as the first Spanish-language album of the year winner, the world’s most-streamed ...

Brenda Langstraat Bui, CEO of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, died unexpectedly on Friday at her home in Chicago due to a “tragic accident,” the organization announced over the weekend. The ...

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