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When your library keeps score

Chicago Public Library tells patrons exactly what they’ve saved. I’ve become obsessed with running up the amount

Salon · Sep 6

Barack and Michelle Obama make surprise appearance at opening of presidential center

Awestruck guests had the opportunity to shake hands with the Obamas

The Independent UK · Jun 19

Chicago Pride 2024 events calendar

From parties, street festivals, family fun and much more, here's what's on Chicago's Pride 2024 calendar.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 31, 2024

New details on little-known Obama Presidential Library, tucked away in Hoffman Estates

U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan, whose National Archives and Records Administration operates presidential libraries, talks about the library in an exclusive Sun-Times interview.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2023

Here’s how you can get free or discounted passes to local museums under new Chicago Public Library program

The new digital museum program allows patrons to make reservations at up to 64 cultural institutions in the city and suburbs — more than triple the destinations the library offered through its old physical kids museum passport program.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Three new libraries headed to the South and West sides

The libraries in Back of the Yards, Humboldt Park and Woodlawn “will provide crucial resources and support to our residents,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 28, 2023

A librarian’s dream helps turn a waiting area at Cook County Jail into an educational nook for children who visit the incarcerated

CHICAGO — When 2-year-old K.D. walked with his aunt inside the waiting area of the Maximum Security Division at Cook County Jail to visit his father, he smiled.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 10, 2023

Major revelations in new CPS watchdog report, CPD under fire for keeping cop with far-right ties and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023

Search is on for Chicago’s first poet laureate

The poet will serve a two-year term and be awarded a grant of $50,000 for the commissioning of new poems and to create public programs, including for youth and students.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023

Celebrating Kwanzaa in Chicago: 10 events honoring the holiday

The Chicago area has a number of events planned to celebrate the annual holiday, taking place at cultural centers across the city and suburbs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2022