Photo by Lynn Renee Persin. The sprawling arts initiative features dozens of free and low-cost exhibits and programs throughout the city and suburbs Chicago artists and designers are on the vanguard ...

CHICAGO — Though none of the films at the Architecture and Design Film Festival, taking place at the Chicago Cultural Center and the Siskel Film Center Feb. 19-22 are explicitly about climate change, ...

Can a design celebration that connects local architects, community organizations, and neighbors help spur community development in Chicago? Could Be Design’s Joseph Altshuler thinks so. The University ...

Sangria LaRose Whine, who was hosting a club night dedicated to iconic ‘90s designer Lisa Frank, had one objective for her outfit. “I want to look like a balloon animal come to life,” the Buena ...

Before bungalows became a mainstay of Chicago suburbs, workers cottages proliferated outside city limits. Built in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, these homes were more modest and ...

The Evanston History Center has one of the largest costume collections in the state, totaling over 20,000 pieces and spanning from the early 19th century to today. Yet most of the time, these items ...

Adding the “wow factor” to a new or existing commercial building’s interior needn’t require the use of costly materials such as marble or silk, but it also needs more than just a coat of paint.

When developer Related Midwest announced in 2024 that it had begun construction of the first of two long-awaited residential towers at the confluence of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, Ann ...

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