As a growing number of museums diversify their collections to include works and collections from voices outside the historically Eurocentric canon, a Chicago nonprofit that digitally archives photos and articles from historically black newspapers is teaming with Google to reach a wider audience.
When an important nonprofit institution experiences waves of staff and board departures, serious questions will always be raised.
The desire to use a popular “native son” former president to drive economic development in his home town is enmeshed in a struggle over who will decide how its impact is planned and controlled.
The Obama Foundation moves one step closer to its goal of integrating a public library branch into its Jackson Park Presidential Center—but will it balance the gentrification the center is likely to bring to Chicago’s South Side?
In Chicago, as in much of the nation, a nonprofit journalism sector, despite less-than-stable funding, grows in prominence and has expanded in many creative directions, giving voice to many who would otherwise be voiceless in the public sphere.
The Art Institute of Chicago has received a historic gift. What will they do with it?
Sometimes, when addressing affordable housing, it is helpful to recall the past. In Chicago, an old and sometimes forgotten model—the limited equity housing co-op—is making a comeback.
The Foundation’s announcement comes amidst increasing opposition to plans for its Presidential Library in the South Side.
Twin brothers Thomas and Timothy Pearson cared enough about peace to pledge $100 million to the University of Chicago to study conflict resolution, but the relationship soured and the donors want their cash back. This case is reminiscent of the historic Robertson suit against Princeton where the baby was eventually split.
In Chicago, an anchor institution-community partnership forms in an effort to close a 16-year life expectancy gap between West Garfield Park and downtown.
