National Museum of Public Housing leaders hope visitors see there’s more to life in public housing than what's on the news.

During World War I, World War II, and Prohibition, the U.S. frequently turned to a talented codebreaker named Elizebeth Smith ...

Getty Images Chicago is a blue-collar city built by dreamers willing to roll up their sleeves and make magic happen (ahem, Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama…). But despite its reputation ...

CHICAGO — The ancient ... four at the Library of Congress and six at the National Library of Anthropology and History in Mexico City. The Newberry’s Library’s manuscript is about 49 sheets ...

in History of Chicago Credit: A. T. Andreas/Edward E. Ayer Collection “Indigenous Chicago,” created through a collaboration between the Newberry Library and several Native community members ...

Of course, what makes a neighborhood isn’t just the people and the map, but history. And Chicago is somewhat ... Start your first day at the Newberry Library, the free independent research ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The old Chicago Historical Society building at 632 ... Cobb also designed the Newberry Library, the Chicago Varnish Company building where Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse is ...

He spoke about being at the Newberry Library exhibit and seeing a 1971 photo of Royko in a penny pitching contest in the Chicago Daily News parking lot. Along with 16-inch slow pitch softball ...

CHICAGO (CBS ... them," said Analú María López of the Newberry Library. The collection may be housed in Chicago, but researchers carry history home. "If you are a lover of history, I ...

He will surely visit the Newberry Library’s newest exhibition ... years ago — he is now director of exhibitions for the Chicago History Museum — Durica got the Royko ball rolling.