Lupe Fiasco to teach a course on rap as part of a new Bachelor of Music in Hip Hop program at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute
The famed Chicago emcee adds the world-renowned institution to a resumé that already includes MIT and Yale University.
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East Loop office landlord hit with $62 million foreclosure lawsuit
The 22-story building at 55 E. Jackson Blvd. deepens the pool of distress infecting the vacancy-plagued downtown office market.
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Chicago becomes largest US city to power all municipal buildings with renewable energy
The renewable energy powering Chicago’s municipal operations is primarily sourced from the Double Black Diamond solar farm, the largest solar installation east of the Mississippi River. The move is ...
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ODNI adds new colleges and universities to its school recruitment program
The new IC CAE program participants are: Arizona State University; Chicago State University, in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana; Metropolitan State University; Spelman College; ...
16 Chicago creatives whose breakthrough music, art and theater stand out
Here are 16 Chicago creatives who stood out in 2024, including saxophonist Isaiah Collier, director and cofounder of ...
Paul Vallas: Chicago’s City Council can address the financial crisis to come if it begins now
Chicago must begin the process of true zero-based budgeting requiring that all city activities and programs be closely ...
What to expect from Chicago architecture in 2025
What does 2025 have in store for Chicago architecture? From a potential new Bears stadium to the Obama Presidential Center taking shape, there is a lot going on around the city.