that will affect SNAP recipients as laws change under the Trump administration. Starting Feb. 1, some people aged 18 to 64 without dependents under 14 will be required to work or volunteer at least 80 ...

Explore the Little Italy, Thomas Hughes, Bucktown-Wicker Park and Chinatown branches — top Chicago Public Library spots packed with fun for kids and teens. Photo credit: Chicago Public Library’s ...

A new effort to address food insecurity in Chicago was unveiled Thursday.

Twenty-five years. That’s how long the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards have been honoring writers, artists and local changemakers. In a quarter of a century, the honorees have been many. This ...

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Something colorful is happening at branches of the Chicago Public Library. It’s not just about reading — it’s about creating. Thanks to a vibrant collaboration between the CPL and the Art Institute of ...

Chicago's literary and civic community gathered at the Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum at the University of Illinois Chicago on Oct. 21 for the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards dinner. Themed ...

Starting May 1, the Chicago Public Library is making changes to library cards and borrowing limits it says will make materials more accessible to Chicago residents. E-cards will be discontinued, and ...

The Chicago Public Library needs your help so it can continue to help you. When I say “you” I mean you, as in everybody, because even if you are reading this thinking that you don’t use the library, I ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Calling all overdue library books! Feb. 4 is the start of an amnesty period at the Chicago Public Library for fines until Feb. 18. All fines will be waived if overdue materials are ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – The Chicago Public Library Foundation is celebrating the power of storytelling. It’s annual awards ceremony, which will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., is one of the ...

Former President Obama was in the Windy City to check on the progress of the nearly finished Barack Obama Presidential Library. Former President Barack Obama made a holiday pop-up visit to a Chicago ...