On foot, with walkers, canes, and crutches; in wheelchairs, power chairs, leg braces and scooters, hundreds of people of all ...

She will oversee the planning and coordination of community celebrations, special events and cultural initiatives, the city ...

Organizers of some prominent Chicago cultural events have received official notices that their federal grants are canceled as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to hollow out the ...

From citywide cultural events like the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 29 to Millennium Park’s free summer concerts and film series spread from June to August, local and visitor ...

Former Chicago Cultural Affairs and Special Events chief picked to lead national arts advocacy organization Erin Harkey, who was head of DCASE under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, has been named CEO ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago street festivals are facing rising costs and declining donations, prompting the formation of a coalition to try to save the events. Launched on April 18, the Save Our ...

Chicago’s biggest cultural institutions and events are doubling down on the city’s future as travel volumes hit new heights after a punishing pandemic and a few sluggish recovery years.

CHICAGO — A majority of the city’s alders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to order the removal of a piece of art at the Chicago Cultural Center, arguing it’s antisemitic.

Aldermen demand art piece be removed from Chicago Cultural Center 00:36. CHICAGO (CBS) --A majority of the City Council is demanding that an art exhibit they believe is antisemitic be immediately ...

Clinée Hedspeth, then newly appointed commissioner of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, at the Chicago Cultural Center on April 25, 2024.

A bill on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could require the Illinois State Board of Education to identify days where major school ...

In November 2021, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed Harkey to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down theaters, live music ...