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In a town known for its architecture, one of Oak Park’s hidden gems may be its main Post Office sitting in the shadow of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple.

China Jul 21, 2019 In the past year, torrential rains have dumped water on U.S. farmlands, destroying acreage and delaying crops from getting planted on time. Now, farmers face another hurdle: a stifling heat wave that’s spreading across the United States and is expected to be the worst in the farm regions, including Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. “Every time we think... Chicago Jul 8, 2019 The work of famed American architect Fran...

PBS In the 1920s, Zelda Fitzgerald said of Ernest Hemingway, “Nobody is as male as all that.” Fitzgerald saw right through the hypermasculine persona Hemingway cultivated: the gun-toting, hard-drinking, deep sea-fishing, big game-hunting, bullfighting, street-brawling, womanizing facade that lingers to this day. What this ossified mythology obscures is the real Hemingway, who we see illuminated from cradle to grave in Hemingway, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s new three-part documentary, ai...

By Samantha Pires on March 10, 2021 From left to right: Taliesin, Taliesin West, The Guggenheim, Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, Unity Temple, Hollyhock House, Fallingwater, Robie House The legendary Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most famous architects who ever lived. He left a legacy of over 500 built works, over 1,000 conceptual designs, and a legion of followers who still design according to his pr...