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Join other politically inclined people for a special edition of In the Know, a contemporary issue series moderated by journalist Laura Washington at the Chicago History Museum.

Join other politically inclined people for a special edition of In the Know, a contemporary issue series moderated by journalist Laura Washington at the Chicago History Museum.

To commemorate the 100th birthday of Studs Terkel, we take his book Race off the shelf to see what it may have to say about race in society today.

NATO is on and G8 is off. Many Chicagoans breathed a sigh of relief, while city officials expressed disappointment and quick resolve to forge ahead with NATO.

Chicago served as the setting for a virtual fairy tale of “new” music beginning in the 1980s.

The Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble presents Living Room Music (1940), scored for percussion and speech quartet, and Amanda DeBoer interprets Cage’s Aria (1958), a piece for solo voice that employs a graphic notation of curved lines in various c

Grab your dancing shoes and groove with the Chicago History Museum this spring at a variety of events celebrating Chicago’s rich musical past and present. From lectures and concerts to tours and dinners, this series has something for any music aficionado and lover of city history.