Chicago’s former cultural commissioner, who now runs the nation’s leading arts advocacy organization, says she remains “strangely optimistic” even as President Donald Trump’s ...

Clinée Hedspeth, center, commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, speaks over a video call during an Arts Advisory Council meeting at the Cultural Center in Chicago ...

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.

An Earth Day Action Fair was held Sunday at the Chicago Cultural Center. People turned out to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the first Earth Day at the event organized by the One Earth Film ...

More than 140 Chicago artists and cultural leaders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to address “dysfunction” within the city’s Cultural Affairs department, arguing that staffing turmoil ...

The controversial puppet art at the Cultural Center was kept up in the name of art. This week, 10 aldermen supported an order that would get the Grant Park Columbus statue out of storage.

A sensitive content warning at the “Potential Energy: Chicago Puppets Up Close” exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center, is seen on Jan. 22, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) ...

The U.S. Department of Justice strikes at Illinois’ immigration laws. And a debate over a controversial piece of art at the Chicago Cultural Center leads to an alderperson’s ejection. Chicago ...

A musician performs during the Chicago Jazz Festival at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in 2022. Festivals are supported by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.