Explore the Little Italy, Thomas Hughes, Bucktown-Wicker Park and Chinatown branches — top Chicago Public Library spots packed with fun for kids and teens. Photo credit: Chicago Public Library’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty-five years. That’s how long the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards have been honoring writers, artists and local ...

The Chicago Public Library needs your help so it can continue to help you. When I say “you” I mean you, as in everybody, because even if you are reading this thinking that you don’t use the library, I ...

The grand opening for the Obama Presidential Center will be held on Juneteenth weekend later this year on the South Side.

Chicago's literary and civic community gathered at the Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum at the University of Illinois Chicago on Oct. 21 for the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards dinner. Themed ...

Starting May 1, the Chicago Public Library is making changes to library cards and borrowing limits it says will make materials more accessible to Chicago residents. E-cards will be discontinued, and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Library and Mayor Brandon Johnson announced "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xotchil Gonzalez as the 2025 One Book, One Chicago (OBOC) selection Wednesday. "For more than 20 ...

If you've ever needed a wheelbarrow, power washer or slow cooker — but didn't want to cough up the cash — a unique new private "library" is here to help. The volunteer-run Chicago Tool Library ...

White House advisor Valerie Jarrett was in Chicago Monday and addressed the controversy surrounding the multi-million dollar presidential library that has come under fire. Jarrett was in Chicago to ...

Former President Obama is going one-on-one with Anthony Edwards — challenging the NBA All-Star in everything from ...