Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:09 PM EDT
For more than a decade, contemporary artist Rashid Johnson has worked almost under the radar, turning out work presented at museums and coveted by collectors around the world.
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Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:02 AM EDT
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and English indie darlings Florence and the Machine will headline this year's three-day Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Jane's Addiction lead singer and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell announced Wednesday.
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Sun Apr 8, 2012 1:15 PM EDT
Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday for the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson.
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Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:11 PM EDT
High tech merged with high culture Tuesday at The Art Institute of Chicago when Google Inc. announced an upgrade to its Google Art Project initiative, adding thousands of works in dozens more countries.
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:53 PM EST
Serious Energy Inc. said Thursday it will close a Chicago window factory that became a symbol of the plight of American workers more than three years ago when employees briefly occupied the building.
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Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:27 PM EST
Designers at New York Fashion Week offered fall collections filled with tailored suits and trendy looks for men, and that's a good thing because men are looking to buy.
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Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:05 PM EST
Narciso Rodriguez stuck to his signature, structured style at New York Fashion Week.
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Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:42 PM EST
Jewels were everywhere on Oscar de la Renta's runway at New York Fashion Week.
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:52 PM EST
Betsey Johnson is taking her fun and funky persona back to the 1960s.
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:06 PM EST
Once the clothing collections are nearly complete and the models who'll wear them have been chosen, it's time for designers to plan and test one other important part of the looks they present at New York Fashion Week: hair and makeup.
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Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:27 PM EST
Tommy Hilfiger told the story of a young cadet's military and sport lifestyle in his fall men's collection that debuted Friday during New York Fashion Week.
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Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:35 PM EST
Energy ran the runway for Libertine's fall collection.
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Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:21 PM EST
Hull House, the Chicago social services organization that Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams founded in 1889 to help thousands of immigrants adjust to life in America, will close this spring because of financial reasons, the charity's board chairman said Thursday.
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Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:10 PM EST
For six decades, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells was woven into the fabric of Chicago's South Side as the namesake of a public housing project.
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:02 AM EDT
A Chicago skyscraper architect, a New York City children's choir founder and a North Carolina scientist who studies how to prevent sports-related concussions are among the latest 22 recipients of the no-strings-attached MacArthur Foundation "genius grants."
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:11 PM EDT
Efforts to start a class-action lawsuit against "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson in Montana now include Illinois.
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Wed May 25, 2011 2:08 PM EDT
There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage — though there were plenty in the audience.
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Wed May 25, 2011 5:08 AM EDT
Oprah Winfrey's talk show ends Wednesday with an episode featuring only the talk show queen thanking her viewers and highlighting the lessons they have learned from one another over 25 years.
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Tue May 17, 2011 3:13 AM EDT
Oprah Winfrey wiped away tears as celebrity after celebrity surprised her during a farewell double-episode taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that will precede her finale.
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Thu May 5, 2011 5:46 AM EDT
Oprah Winfrey has given the world 25 years of poets and politicians, A-list actors and musicians and talk show topics that defined and reflected American culture.
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Tue May 3, 2011 1:42 PM EDT
Lookingglass Theatre Company, an ensemble-based company that presents cutting-edge new plays and world premieres, was named Tuesday as this year's recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award.
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Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:04 AM EDT
Bleary-eyed Americans woke before dawn Friday to watch Britain's Prince William marry his longtime sweetheart, Kate Middleton, gathering before screens in living rooms and restaurants across the country to watch the spectacle of a royal wedding and the couple's first kiss as man and wife.
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Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:34 AM EDT
Bleary-eyed Americans woke before dawn Friday to watch Britain's Prince William marry his longtime sweetheart, Kate Middleton, gathering before screens in living rooms and restaurants across the country to watch the spectacle of a royal wedding and the couple's first kiss as man and wife.
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Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:04 PM EDT
It's two weeks until Americans set their alarm clocks for the wee hours of the morning to watch Prince William marry Kate Middleton, and already the royal fever is heating up across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:01 PM EDT
Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has composed songs over the decades of his career — a special piece for a certain performance or a new melody for an album.
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