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In June, Gov. J.B. Pritzker first announced the partnership after allocating $1.6 million of this year’s budget to fund the program throughout Illinois.
Her new cookbook, “Natasha’s Kitchen: 100+ Easy Family-Favorite Recipes You’ll Make Again and Again,” is totally approachable, she says.
“I’d skip the self-checkout when Arthur was there,” one library patron said
Sun-Times sports columnist finishes decades-long passion project by publishing book of poetry for children
“The real glass ceiling is at home,” Ms. Hirshman, who lived in Lincoln Park before moving East, wrote in a controversial 2005 article.
From Pigs in Roy’s Blankie to Crown and Anchor Fish and Chips, a new cookbook draws its inspiration from the TV series’ scenes and characters
The founder of Last Chapter Book Shop in the city’s Roscoe Village area says about 2,500 customers each week visit the emporium devoted to romance novels.
The book personalizes his podcast of the same name. Of the nearly 100 people he has interviewed, Ofman selected 50 to expound upon in vignettes about his relationship with each.
Basketball is having a moment in print. These books examine various figures and aspects of the hoops zeitgeist
The heart of the book is an exhilarating tour of dozens of global rice dishes, from fried balls of Mushroom and Goat Cheese Arancini from Italy, Chawal Roti using rice flour from India, and Spanakorizo, a spinach and feta dish from Greece.
“I married into this dish,” writes her husband, Lula chef and co-owner Jason Hammel, in his new cookbook, “The Lula Cafe Cookbook,” of Pasta Yiayia.
After nearly 40 years, the fair is shutting down because it doesn’t align with the library’s mission on expanding its collection, according to the interim director.
“For so long, all I was focused on was winning, and I never sat down to look back and reflect on my life and career,” Williams said in a statement.
‘Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father,’ singer writes of her former boyfriend.
Rich Cohen calls the 1987-88 NBA season the greatest ever.
A new ‘Altar for the Unbanned’ encourages Chicago Public Library patrons to browse through about 500 banned books.
Film version of Jonathan Eig’s book ‘King: A Life’ will have Steven Spielberg as executive producer.
Book banning is on the rise. Illinois has a law against it, but individuals get around the law with their own personal book bans.
“Chicago has always been my literary homeland,” said Turow, a former federal prosecutor who’s grinding away from his Evanston home on another novel.
“Catan: The Official Cookbook ” includes recipes inspired by the multiplayer phenomenon.
The TV host has resumed production of ‘The Drew Barrymore Show,’ drawing the ire of striking members of the Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild.
Libraries in Chicago, Aurora, Addison and Evanston were targeted. The incidents were investigated and deemed unfounded. “It’s a little horrifying,” said a student studying at Harold Washington Library Center.
The heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, chaired by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., with testimony from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, put on display the national clash over library book bans.
Guests include actors Henry Winkler and Bob Odenkirk, as well as Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and the Tyshawn Sorey Trio.
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