Once glorious, part of a shining showcase of classical architecture that became known around the globe as the White City, the bulk of the buildings that made up the World’s Columbian Exposition of ...

As the United States approached the year 1900 and the beginning of a new century, national optimism peaked, with newspaper ...

The stopgap funding bill has already passed in the House and faces a late deadline tonight in the Senate to avoid a shutdown. While Republicans have a majority in the Senate, they’ll need some ...

Since greeting its first guests at its tony Park Avenue location in 1931, the Waldorf Astoria has held a mythical allure. You ...

A $2 million gift will be used to restore one of the most iconic exhibits at KU’s Natural History Museum — the 132-year old ...

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The KU Natural History Museum received a historic contribution to help preserve one of its most important exhibits.

The famously agnostic attorney and Hyde Park resident fought a Tennessee law that banned teaching evolution in a case that ...

Nellie Murray learned to cook from her mother and grandmother, who were enslaved by the 14th governor of Louisiana, Paul Octave Hébert.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Rapper Snoop Dogg will perform at the Illinois State Fair this summer. He'll be there on Wednesday, August 13. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10 a.m. "We are ...

From riot grrrl to hip-hop to Arkestra, the city’s smallest venues and largest stages won’t leave you wanting for live music ...