The Obama presidential center featuring a library, museum, and athletic facility on Chicago's South Side will open in June ...

After more than a decade of planning, construction, and delays, the Obama Presidential Center will open on the South Side of ...

I’m glad that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget directs $552 million to Chicago Public Schools, which will protect my ...

Noted author Jane Austen marks her 250th birthday this December, and to celebrate, Rock Island Public Library is offering a ...

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Obama’s ‘monolith’ presidential center in Chicago gets an opening timetable - The sprawling campus, located in Chicago, has ...

The labor fight has implications for the whole city, with billions of dollars in property taxes and other money from residents’ pockets in play for the 2026 budget.

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Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing ...

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Toronto Public Library (TPL) has purchased a building at 339 Queen Street East, at the corner of Queen and Parliament, to ...

Hotel? Condos? A 47-story tower? The wild possibilities hang over a legal battle.