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Barack and Michelle Obama make surprise appearance at opening of presidential center

Awestruck guests had the opportunity to shake hands with the Obamas

The Independent UK

Chicago Pride 2024 events calendar

From parties, street festivals, family fun and much more, here's what's on Chicago's Pride 2024 calendar.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kwanzaa in Chicago: Where to celebrate the weeklong holiday

Kwanzaa, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, celebrates the African heritage and history within African American culture.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago Public Library unveils public art piece taking on banned books

A new ‘Altar for the Unbanned’ encourages Chicago Public Library patrons to browse through about 500 banned books.

Chicago Sun-Times

Comcast Supports Digital Equity In Chicago With $250,000 Donation To Public Library

Comcast donates $250,000 to Chicago Public Library Foundation for digital navigators at 26 branches

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$2 million in grants heading to Chicago literacy centers

More than 400,000 Illinois residents — about 3% of the population — have less than a ninth-grade education, and about 900,000 adults older than 25 don’t have a high school diploma, according to state figures.

Chicago Sun-Times

New details on little-known Obama Presidential Library, tucked away in Hoffman Estates

U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan, whose National Archives and Records Administration operates presidential libraries, talks about the library in an exclusive Sun-Times interview.

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Here’s how you can get free or discounted passes to local museums under new Chicago Public Library program

The new digital museum program allows patrons to make reservations at up to 64 cultural institutions in the city and suburbs — more than triple the destinations the library offered through its old physical kids museum passport program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three new libraries headed to the South and West sides

The libraries in Back of the Yards, Humboldt Park and Woodlawn “will provide crucial resources and support to our residents,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

Chicago Sun-Times

A librarian’s dream helps turn a waiting area at Cook County Jail into an educational nook for children who visit the incarcerated

CHICAGO — When 2-year-old K.D. walked with his aunt inside the waiting area of the Maximum Security Division at Cook County Jail to visit his father, he smiled.

Chicago Tribune

Major revelations in new CPS watchdog report, CPD under fire for keeping cop with far-right ties and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Search is on for Chicago’s first poet laureate

The poet will serve a two-year term and be awarded a grant of $50,000 for the commissioning of new poems and to create public programs, including for youth and students.

Chicago Sun-Times

Celebrating Kwanzaa in Chicago: 10 events honoring the holiday

The Chicago area has a number of events planned to celebrate the annual holiday, taking place at cultural centers across the city and suburbs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Story time at Field Museum lets youngsters explore the world of dinosaurs

A partnership between the Chicago Public Library and the Field Museum allows a group of kids to experience an up-close look at the history of dinosaurs and fossils.

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As attempts to ban books across the county increase, Chicago establishes ‘Book Sanctuaries’: ‘Encouraging and alarming’

CHICAGO — A glass shelf displaying some of the most notable challenged books in the country adorns the entryway of the Chicago Public Library’s Lincoln Belmont branch. The books are surrounded by yellow tape and red signs that inevitably steer the attention of those who walk inside to the titles…

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s leaders fail, over and over, to find a solution to gun violence

A summit including the Chicago Police Department, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library, church youth group leaders and anyone else who works with youth needs to be held.

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