The local arts scene is reacting to President Donald Trump's efforts to redraw the national arts landscape during the first month of his second term — initiatives that, if successful, are likely to ...

Chicago police work the scene where two CPS high school students were shot and killed outside Innovations High School in the first block of North Wabash Avenue in the Loop on Jan. 26, 2024.

The victims, Robert Boston, 16, and Monterio Williams, 17, were shot while leaving Innovations High School. Police arrested Coleman with the help of U.S. Marshals; his detention hearing is set for Feb ...

A new Fayette County Public Schools District Fine Arts Center, with a 1,000-seat auditorium, recital hall and several other spaces, was proposed Wednesday night to a school board committee.

Guarded by an iconic pair of bronze lions, the Art Institute of Chicago houses a permanent collection of more than 300,000 artworks, displayed in a sprawling complex of galleries and halls.

Håkansson took a documentary-like approach to his photographs of the Lacandon jungle, using 12 motion-triggered cameras (of the kind used by ecologists) to create a portrait of the jungle.

The exhibition offers an exploration of the symbolic and performative dimensions of contemporary African art. It focuses on themes of contemplation ... shows them migrating mid-motion across an image.

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the military, including one that directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, ...

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 ...

Schools and houses of worship were classified as off-limits. But now, just hours into Trump's second term, Chicago Public Schools teachers and religious leaders are preparing to protect their ...

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 ...