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 ...

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 ...

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

How has the Chicago Public Library impacted your life? Read four other Chicagoans’ stories — and share yours for a chance to win CPL prizes and swag. Maybe it’s story time at the Thomas Hughes ...

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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 ...

While it works much like a book library, the Chicago Tool Library lends out tools instead. TODAY's Craig Melvin shines a light on the non-profit empowering its community to learn new skills while ...

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 ...

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