Controversy closes show at museum
Maps and artwork that present competing views of the struggles in the Middle East have proved too provocative for Chicago's only Jewish museum. Under intense pressure from angry Jewish patrons,...
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River tops its banks, and historic bank pays
A historic bank in Cedar Rapids designed by famed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan and located less than a block from the raging Cedar River almost surely has sustained damage from...
Art Chicago, MCA exhibit to coincide
Art Chicago and a major Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition are to open on the same weekend in 2009 in an effort to make a spring stop in Chicago more...
Artropolis parent planning to expand
As it hosts Artropolis this weekend in Chicago, Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. is looking ahead to expanding its art fair business now that it has been picked to redevelop a...
A torch of controversy
The heat is on the Olympic torch, as anti-China demonstrators in this and other countries take out their frustrations on those bearing the symbol of the Summer and Winter Games...
Tom Wolfe to be feted
Author-journalist Tom Wolfe is to receive this year's Carl Sandburg Literary Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library on Oct. 15 in recognition of his career...
Historical Society honors 3
Jazz saxophonist Franz Jackson, former University of Chicago chief Hanna Gray and airline catering entrepreneur Sue Gin are among this year's winners of the Chicago Historical Society's Making History Awards....
Art Institute resolves claims for fake Gauguin
The Art Institute of Chicago said Wednesday that it resolved its claims for restitution for the fake Paul Gauguin sculpture it bought a decade ago. The museum said the "matter...
Do law firms employ ‘fixers’ in real life?
Q: The legal drama "Michael Clayton" last week received seven Oscar nominations, including for best picture and best actor for George Clooney in the title role. The character Clayton has...
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"Climate to star at Humanities Festival" "The coral reef stitch: Crocheters strive to warn the world about effects of global warming, pollution" "The end revealed: Festival wraps up with programs...