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An icy dip in the lake, a historical re-enactment, vegan fare and a Black History Month celebration usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago this weekend.

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library raised nearly $800,000 at its annual Liberty Gala as a small group of sponsors and honored guests joined together on Thursday, Oct. 21. Additional guests participated in the night’s engaging program online.

Prestigious Citizen Soldier Award, Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing and Founder’s Awards Presented at the Annual Gala...

On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago had roughly 200 inhabitants. Four years later, in 1837, it was upgraded to The City of Chicago – an...

One cast member of a new musical in Kansas City prepares for staged readings with health protocols in place.

What non-Georgia Tech game are you looking forward to this year?

– Gwendolyn Washington, Hyde Park When our questioner Gwendolyn was growing up in the Francis Apartments at 43rd Street and Forrestville Avenue in what is today Bronzeville, she had no idea it was designed by one of the world’s most famous architects. And it’s easy to see why. It looked nothing like the low-slung geometric Prairie Style that Wright is best known for, nor his other famous buildings like Unity Temple in Oak Park or Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. That’s because the Francis...

The rolling hills of Wisconsin, the Arizona desert, a Pennsylvania nature preserve and the Upper East Side of Manhattan are settings for some of Frank Lloyd Wright’s preeminent achievements.

Toomey & Co. Auctioneers to hold Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts on June 9 OAK PARK, Illinois Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid LOT 440: Thomas Francis Dicksee, Lily Langtry as Viola in 12th Night, 1866. Estimate $10,000-20,000 On Wednesday, June 9, Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will offer close to 400 lots in  Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts. With material drawn from distinguished artists and makers who worked primarily during the early 20th century, ...

The relationship between built space and nature, use of the techniques employed by ancient civilizations, and the influence of the iconographic world of American Indians. This is a journey through Wright's architecture, starting with a docufilm and the Hagan House, 25 years after it opened to the public