The City Council blew a chance to show the country that it's possible during this time of national division to have a ...

A letter signed by 27 aldermen was sent to Johnson arguing that the puppet crossed the line into ”hate speech” and demanded ...

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A controversial art exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center depicting Uncle Sam and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as ...

Chicago will once again go all out for St. Patrick’s Day this year with one of the city’s most iconic traditions: The 2025 ...

Johnson spoke inside the Chicago Cultural Center Wednesday morning at an event unrelated to the exhibition, but did not respond to questions reporters asked as he left. DCASE spokesperson Bria ...

Erin Harkey, who was head of DCASE under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, has been named CEO of Americans for the Arts.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez was ejected from the meeting of the Special Events Committee by the normally affable chair, Ald. Nick ...

The Cultural Center is in his 34th Ward ... "The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the City of Chicago are committed to upholding artistic freedom and expression, which ...

The controversy over an art display at the Chicago Cultural Center bubbled over to City Hall, where divisions over a ...

Representatives for the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, which operates the Chicago Cultural Center, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mayor Brandon Johnson's ...

Tuesday’s meeting was called after a majority of the city’s alders signed onto a letter demanding the removal of the large, two-sided puppet at the Chicago Cultural Center.