1896: William Jennings Bryan stepped onto the podium at the Democratic National Convention inside the Chicago Coliseum at ...

Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost ...

Carla Hayden has joined the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

SPRINGFIELD -- The former Librarian of Congress who has ties to central Illinois and was abruptly dismissed by President Donald Trump in May has a new appointment. Carla Hayden is joining the Andrew W ...

Though the art and architecture of the fair were mostly destroyed, as was intended, its curious cultural legacy was not.

A Chicago-based coin and antiquities dealer claims it has uncovered a previously unknown poem by American poet James Whitcomb ...

Shoeless Joe’s Sports Café will collect donations of new shoes and socks that will be distributed to local students in need.

This stunning Iowa library feels miles away from the Midwest, outfitted with spiral staircases and rich wood details fit for ...

Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

Wikimedia Commons/Detroit Publishing Company The Chicago Eastland Disaster, Illinois The SS Eastland was supposed to be a fun ...