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.

The Kansas City Public Library is hosting the Strategic Plan Launch Party, aimed at collecting community input to chart a ...

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

Midwestern farms provide a bounty of produce in summer and fall, harvesting seasonal fruits and vegetables ranging from ...

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

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 ...

During National Library Week 2025 (April 6-12), the American Library Association released data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries during 2024.