HYDE PARK — After visiting the Field Museum in 1974 and seeing more African, Oceanic and Egyptian art than she ever had before, costume designer Betye Saar experienced a pivotal moment in her career.

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A majority of City Council members signed a letter addressed to Mayor Brandon Johnson condemning an art display at the Chicago Cultural Center as "antisemitic" and called for its immediate removal.

A majority of residents of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs commute to work by car. Here's how police scanners, live video and social media help keep them on time. Editor’s note: This story ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A majority of the City Council is demanding that an art exhibit they believe is antisemitic be immediately removed from the Chicago Cultural Center downtown. The display ...

CHICAGO — Elected officials and area organizations are vowing to protect immigrant communities as President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportation continues to make waves. Trump’s ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – After record setting snowfall (4-8 inches) across the Florida Panhandle and a decent soaking (1-2 inches) in Central Florida on Tuesday, conditions across the Sunshine Start will ...

More than two dozen alderpersons have sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling for the removal of the art. It includes a large puppet titled "US-Israel War Machine." The art exhibit ...

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“His job was to be invisible, but his art was to communicate human nature in its rawest form,” said Barbara Gaines, founder and former artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

You can contact Billal at [email protected]. In a Tuesday interview, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, reaffirmed that city authorities won't cooperate with Immigration and Customs ...