Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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A crack spoils an 85-year-old Edgar Miller sculpture's homecoming. For now, at least.

Chicago Sun-Times 21 Dec 2024
A collection of monument-sized limestone Art Deco animal sculptures designed by Chicago artist Edgar Miller are being re-installed at the former Jane Addams Homes — in the same playground courtyard they originally occupied 85 years ago ... Addams was closed in 2003 and much of it demolished under the Chicago Housing Authority's massive ....
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Chicago murals: Mark McKenzie's art on Avondale's Sleeping Village aims to draw in music lovers

Chicago Sun-Times 20 Dec 2024
It’s a comic-esque visualization of cosmic and universal connection,” says McKenzie of Logan Square, who goes by the artist name Mac Blackout and painted the 100-foot-long, one-story tall mural in 2018 ... The works by artists Corey Pane and Chris Devins pay tribute to the Chicago rapper who died of an accidental drug overdose last December....
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Chicago's Black Voices in Cabaret makes amplifying Black voices its mission

Chicago Sun-Times 20 Dec 2024
Chicago developed a noteworthy scene, and many Black artists performed in clubs on the South Side, especially along a section of State Street called “The Stroll.” ... Other well-known institutions include Chicago Cabaret Professionals and Acts of Kindness Cabaret, which recently announced that it will close in the spring....
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The year in pictures: Here are our top photos from 2024

Chicago Sun-Times 20 Dec 2024
in Chicago Lawn, Monday, April 8, 2024. With sunny skies and a high of 71 degrees, students, workers and families across Chicago took a break from their daily routines to marvel at the partial eclipse — a spectacle that won’t be seen in the U.S ... Chicago hosted the Democratic National Convention, while Milwaukee welcomed the Republicans ... Chicago Ave....
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IN THE STUDIO: Bigger spaces expand Kielpinski’s horizons

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 19 Dec 2024
For two weeks in October, Little Rock artist Andrea Kielpinski took part in the International Artists and Writers Residency Program at Chateau Orquevaux, in the Champagne region of France ... "My father, who didn't have an artistic bone in his body, took me to the Art Institute of Chicago every week," she says....
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Chance The Rapper & Wife Kirsten Corley Divorce Reports Explained

Coming Soon 19 Dec 2024
Photo Credit. Dimitrios Kambouris . Getty Images for The Met Museum . Vogue. In a shocking turn of events, Chance the Rapper and his longtime partner, Kirsten Corley, have decided to divorce one another ... (via Chicago Tribune) Nevertheless, they ended up reconciling in 2017, and the Illinois-born artist even proposed to Corley in 2018 ... ....
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Lorraine O’Grady, groundbreaking conceptual artist, dies at 90

The Los Angeles Times 18 Dec 2024
Lorraine O'Grady, a one-of-a-kind conceptual artist who examined racism and sexism through a multitude of mediums, has died at age 90 ... Her artistic works have been featured at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others....
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Mayakkum Margazhi: If we do not spotlight instrumentalists, our music won’t have representation at global level, says L Subramaniam

The Times of India 18 Dec 2024
We have also collaborated with popular festivals like WOMADelaide, Chicago World Festival, and the Trans Siberian Festival, and associated with Indian artistes like Bismillah Khan, Pt Jasraj, and Amjad Ali Khan, among several others.‘ARTISTES FROM ACROSS INDIA WERE ON THE SAME ......
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How to watch the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball TV special, ft. Gracie Abrams, Benson Boone, more

Cincinnati.com 18 Dec 2024
Katy Perry, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey and more top artists dazzled a live audience at the Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden on Dec ... This year, the Jingle Ball is treating audiences across the country with tour stops throughout the month of December in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Miami and more....
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Things to Do in Chicago Dec 19-25

Chicago Sun-Times 18 Dec 2024
20 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N ... 22 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N ... “Framed Views” is a photography show which includes images taken during this year’s Open House Chicago ... Richard Hunt,” an exhibit highlighting the work of the Chicago artist whose massive sculptures can be seen around the state and country....

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