The Aurora Public Library District was honored recently with the Liberty Bell Award by the Kane County Bar Association for ...

Libraries are so much more than books,” Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said. “They offer things like job searching and training courses, literacy support, de facto child care for ...

Record high nighttime temperatures, a dangerously high heat index and intense humidity swept through Chicago from June 21 to 23, marking the city’s first major heat wave of the summer. Ahead of the ...

The Ann Arbor District Library’s board president has clarified her promise of at least a 10,000-square-foot plaza as part of ...

The founders of Emporia, Nebraska in Holt County had great hopes for this platted town to become the scene of commerce.

La Grange Library Trustee Becky Spratford has decided that after 24 years, it’s time to end the chapter and retire.

The Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago will officially be designated an Illinois state-designated cultural district Tuesday.

For a third consecutive year, NASCAR is spending Independence Day weekend in Chicago as part of the NASCAR Chicago Street ...

Planning to join the crowds at Chicago’s annual Pride Parade on Sunday? Here’s what you need to know: ...

CHICAGO — On a good day, Christopher Crotwell said he will usually leave his job of eight years at Harold Washington Library feeling sad. On a bad day, he will leave feeling angry.

The Cleveland Public Library and Northwest Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation have at last broken ground on the new Walz branch in Detroit Shoreway. Why it matters: The revamped west side ...

The City of Houston and local authorities across multiple law enforcement agencies are partnering up for a holiday initiative ...