It's that glorious time of year again. The colors of the city are a little brighter and the air is a little more crisp. That's right, it's Chicago Artists Month.
Marwen offers free visual art courses for under-served Chicago youth. Art Fair brings together artists from the entire Marwen community—students, alumni, teaching artists, staff, and friends of Marwen—who display work for sale in Marwen’s galleries.
Native south sider Duke Tumatoe grew up with the blues and began playing around the city in the 1960s, offering his fans “A good time, a little mischief, a lot of great music.” Once a member of REO Speedwagon, Tumataoe’s distinctive, Chicago-based, rocking-blues-roots style set the tone for All Star
Ahmad Al Shayea grew up in Saudi Arabia in a middle-class family and dropped out of high school to join a local gang. Abdullah Al-Gilani fell in love with a girl who eventually married someone else.
A new charismatic Christian movement that seeks to take dominion over politics, business and culture in preparation for the end times and Jesus' return is becoming more of a presence in American politics. The leaders are considered apostles and prophets, gifted by God for this role.
Last week, Adm. Mike Mullen, the departing head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sat in front of Congress, where he described the Haqqani Network as a "veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency."
Full transcript of Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep's interview with Jordan's King Abdullah.Steve Inskeep: If you'll say a few words...what you intend to do today.King Abdullah: Well, today is just the opening session so we're all making our positions cle
