Art Institute of Chicago receives $75 million donation
The donation will fund the future Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed Building, which will showcase modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as contemporary art.
The donation will fund the future Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed Building, which will showcase modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as contemporary art.
The new addition will showcase modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as contemporary art.
The Japanese woodblock print is only placed on display for three months at a time every four years.
The artwork by Hokusai has been off display for five years.
The Art Institute previously believed the pilaster came from Cambodia. But new research determined that it had originally been part of the Phanom Rung temple in northeast Thailand.
The item is a 12th-cenutry fragment of a pilaster, or a rectangular column from the side of a door frame.
"They don't think of scent as art. But we're changing that. We asked them to include more olfactory artists in their permanent collection."
Student organizers posted on social media that everyone who was arrested has since been released from custody.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have moved beyond college campuses, setting their sights on one of downtown Chicago's most well-known landmarks.
People were out posing for photos in front of the lions as they passed by.
Lights were also strung along the museum’s grand staircase.
A pencil and watercolor piece titled "Russian War Prisoner," by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele, was once owned by Jewish art collector Fritz Grünbaum, who died in the Dachau concentration camp in 1941.
Workers will now get $17 an hour and a $1 raise next year.
Michael Maurello, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
You'll see informational pickets outside the Art Institute of Chicago today over the noon hour.
In December of 2021, workers voted to form a union and have been negotiating their first contract for about a year.
A grand jury indictment handed down Thursday charged Michael Maurello with fraudulently obtaining funds from the Art Institute for 13 years – from 2007 until 2020.
A grand jury indictment handed down Thursday charged Michael Maurello with fraudulently obtaining funds from the Art Institute for 13 years – from 2007 until 2020.
The School of the Art Institute awarded Ye – as he is now known – an honorary doctorate in 2015.
At 9 a.m., you can watch the iconic statues outside the museum's front door get wreathed.
The event was held in the school's flagship public gallery at 33 E. Washington St., across the street from Macy's.
Did you miss the Art Institute Lions? Of course you did, and we did too.
The lions will return to their perches Tuesday after being taken away for maintenance last month.
On Tuesday of next week, the bronze lions will be removed from their plinths at the Michigan Avenue entrance to the esteemed art museum for conservation treatment.
On Tuesday of next week, the bronze lions will be removed from their plinths at the Michigan Avenue entrance to the esteemed art museum for conservation treatment.
Matt Duchene scored on a third-period power play and added an empty-netter in the final seconds as the Dallas Stars hung on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 in the Bulls' home opener.
Video posted on Facebook appeared to show an officer bleeding from his head.
Kaleb Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan added another rushing touchdown, as Iowa defeated Northwestern 40-14 on Saturday.
Dillon Gabriel threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and top-ranked Oregon routed No. 20 Illinois 38-9 to remain undefeated this season.
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Willie Nelson and Jessica Alba are the latest big-name celebrities to join Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail.
The young voters—for an in-class poll—were very excited to learn about the process firsthand. Their teacher set it all up in a most creative way too.
The students talk about the issues and the candidates in class, and they have a lot to say.
All seven previous board members resigned on the same day earlier this month.
A large part of the testimony Thursday surrounded the relationship between Madigan and the other man named facing charges with him.
Dozens more lawsuits are expected.
This is part of a massive recall that includes nearly 12 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and chicken.
The study said the unique difficulty finding a place in suburban Chicago was the result of a number of factors, including the growth of hip suburbs, big businesses relocating to the area, and high occupancy rates and slow construction.
Experts raised concerns about people in already underserved communities losing easy access to drug stores.
This scam involves customers' purchased tickets disappearing before they could even be used—and landing in the hands of scammers.
Work in the labs at the IFSH in southwest suburban Bedford Park is centered around learning more about why some food products make people sick.
Dozens more lawsuits are expected.
Franciscan Health infectious disease physician Dr. Erica Kaufman West said she is not at all surprised that COVID variants are still evolving.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
Researchers are making strides in therapy for Parkinson's and essential tremor, an even more common disorder that affects millions.
Dozens more lawsuits are expected.
Experts raised concerns about people in already underserved communities losing easy access to drug stores.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform's level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers' personal information.
Magnicity is still mum on what exactly it has in mind for the space, though 360 CHICAGO earlier said a restaurant will not be back.
Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off.
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Willie Nelson and Jessica Alba are the latest big-name celebrities to join Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail.
Joe Rogan interviewed former President Donald Trump at his studio Friday. Here's what to know about the show.
The concert, part of Timberlake's Forget Tomorrow World Tour, had been scheduled for this coming Sunday, Oct. 27. It will instead be held Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Mary J. Blige, Foreigner, the late Jimmy Buffett and A Tribe Called Quest, among others.
Liam Payne, 31, died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Toys "R" Us opened a new standalone store in the Chicago suburb of Norridge, a surprising turnaround for the company that filed for bankruptcy in 2017.
A fight at a funeral on the West Side landed at least two Chicago police officers in the hospital. The funeral service was taking place at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in the 4300 block of West Madison in West Garfield Park.
Kylee Miller has the 6:30 p.m. forecast for Oct. 26, 2024.
It's the second to last weekend before Election Day and both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were in Michigan to campaign in the vital battleground state.
Chicago police shot and critically injured a man who allegedly shot at police officers on the city's North Side Saturday morning.
The suspected shooter fired at officers multiple times, was hit by police, and taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The plot targeted rapper Quando Rondo's cousin, who was killed in 2022.
Chicago police said the two men, both 22, were standing in a parking area when someone inside a dark-colored SUV fired shots.
Matt Duchene scored on a third-period power play and added an empty-netter in the final seconds as the Dallas Stars hung on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 in the Bulls' home opener.
Jackson has been waiting for this specific decision since his release from prison two weeks ago
The skull has been identified as Esther Granger, a 17-year-old girl who died in Indiana, in 1866.
In a court document, a DCFS worker predicted the teen would run—and so did the judge handling the case.
The hospitals where both volunteers worked for were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes and raids, they said.
"Pay attention in the red flags, because there's always red flags," said Enidt Martinez.
Matt Duchene scored on a third-period power play and added an empty-netter in the final seconds as the Dallas Stars hung on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 in the Bulls' home opener.
Kaleb Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan added another rushing touchdown, as Iowa defeated Northwestern 40-14 on Saturday.
Dillon Gabriel threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and top-ranked Oregon routed No. 20 Illinois 38-9 to remain undefeated this season.
Connor Bedard and Craig Smith scored to give the 'Hawks the early lead.
Video posted on Facebook appeared to show an officer bleeding from his head.
Andrew Horwath was being assisted into the front seat of his minivan, when a man got in the driver's door and started driving off with the minivan.
Rickisha King-Tiggs was 24 when she was shot and killed, allegedly by a man who had been harassing and attacking her and her mother.
Bellwood, Illinois Mayor Andre Harvey said he will not take the key back to his village until the legal process plays itself out.
The younger man who fired the shot holds a Firearm Owners Identification Card and a Concealed Carry License.