Samuel Barber (1910–1981) was one of the most influential 20th century American composers. Today he is most famous for his ...

Illinois state lawmakers did not express willingness Thursday to help Chicago Public Schools close its $734 million budget gap in the coming weeks.

Some students, parents and alumni of Dyett High School are organizing to get a well-liked basketball coach his job back after ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is joining a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from ...

Once a month for the last five years, Larry Edwards and Susan Boone traveled from Hyde Park to a South Shore mosque to pick ...

New Music Chicago is a member-based organization created in 1982 that promotes and nurtures new music creation and ...

From teen art showcases to Shakespeare in the park, a Sunday jam session and a soundwalk inspired by Ida B. Wells, this ...

Local state Sen. Robert Peters (D-13th) picked up a major endorsement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last ...

It’s said that Gertrude Abercrombie’s paintings once turned up more often in thrift stores than in museums. Today, in the ...

Chicago Public Schools students will return to classrooms on August 18 — but fear not, a slate of back-to-school festivals ...

Spirits were high outside of the Washington Park armory on Saturday morning, where scores of riders and their horses waited ...