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Solo exhibition of Chicago-based artist marks final stop on U.S. tour and features new site-specific works; related programs to include book signing, talks, and workshops This winter, the Elmhurst Art ...

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The businessman who purchased NBA star Michael Jordan's "cursed" mansion has prompted uproar from his neighbors in a tony Chicago suburb after unveiling plans to turn the property into what he ...

As a former guest engagement employee at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, David Dowd was on the “front line.” Greeting customers and giving tours was fun, he said, but it was also ...