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Multi-media artist Caesar Perez, who overcame stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, creates vibrant murals in Pilsen, Chicago, blending pop culture, graphic novels, and animation with a Mexican twist.

It has been more than three years since Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a major climate change plan to usher in solar and wind energy and phase out polluting, planet-warming coal and natural gas. Yet ...

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If you love art, Chicago, Illinois is a place you must visit. It is one of the world’s greatest hubs for artists and artistic ...

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Carol Ruzic helped saved historic Depot Museum and Art Gallery in Beverly Shores. Carol Ruzic was a prominent figure in Beverly Shores. Carol Ruzic with her late husband Neil. They published ...

The man responsible for Bryant Park’s transformation was Dan Biederman, a protege of the urban planner William “Holly” White ...

Bathhouse was issued a construction permit for a new, 3-story building in Chicago’s West Loop, designed by Gensler. This ...

The first thing Paul Cornell did to create a community in Hyde Park was to bargain for a passenger stop from the Illinois ...

After years of searching for a flagship location in the heart of La Villita, Carnitas Uruapan has found one in a former concert venue for Mexican grupera acts. The father-and-son team of Inocencio and ...