Collaboraction Theatre will present a free staged reading of Lawndale King, Willie Round’s powerful new play about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time living in Chicago’s North Lawndale community, on ...

Students who protested what they saw during a field trip to Chicago's History Museum sparked a new exhibit that will open this month after years in the making. "Aquí En Chicago," which opens to the ...

A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum highlights the history of the city's Latino population. The exhibit, called "Aqui en Chicago," has been in the making for six years after students from ...

's City on Fire exhibit gives kids a rare opportunity to peek behind the curtain and see what role science played in how the fire started, how long it lasted and how it hindered the city's rebuilding ...

Explore Chicago's history for free this week and again at the end of the month. The Chicago History Museum is offering free entry for Illinois residents from January 19 to the 23. There are also free ...

Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions. A museum — assuming it’s doing its job — is a temple to the truth. It’s a nexus of rigorous research and varied perspectives, and an ...

Chicago is filled with amazing museums. From the Art Institute to the International Museum of Surgical Sciences, it's hard to run out of places to learn, to touch artifacts and to create. Our local ...