After 20 years of battling for its building, the nascent institution’s most significant challenges lie ahead.
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Preliminary landmark approval won’t save a historic Old Town three-flat
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved preliminary landmark status for West Burton Place, but can’t rescind a recent demolition permit.
Old Town’s historic West Burton Place may soon have an alien intruder
A Victorian three-flat on historic West Burton Place faces demolition unless the city designates the unique street a historic district.
Vivian Maier in the burbs: As good as her New York work?
A new exhibit of the street photographer’s work focuses on her Chicago area photographs—but are they as good as her earlier work?
Vivian Maier, cottage industry
Vivian Maier is the subject of an ever-growing number of exhibits and studies. Does the legend do her justice?
Chicago River, the symphony, and the book that inspired it
The Chicago River, a new jazz symphony by Orbert Davis, was inspired by The Lost Panoramas, a book that documents the reversal of the Chicago River.
Best Press Dedicated to Documenting Chicago History Through Photographs
CityFiles Press
CityFiles Press: the little press that could (and does)
The authors of The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed Its River and the Land Beyondon Saturday, December 17, at 11 AM at the Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka.
Culture Vultures: Pyramids, the arts season kicks off, and Re-Thinking Soup
In-the-know Chicagoans tell the Reader what they’re watching, reading, and seeing
Art for Living
A slide show of the decorative work of Chicago’s Edgar Miller.
Chicago Art Deco Society Discussion on Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home
The authors of a new book on Chicago artist Edgar Miller are scheduled to speak at the Chicago Art Deco Society.
Risk-Free Theater
The Driehaus Foundation offers a money-back guarantee on El Grito del Bronx, a joint production of Collaboraction and Teatro Vista.