In the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes, a small museum fights to preserve not just artifacts but dignity and ...

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Bidding on the former Wadsworth and Fiske elementary schools ends this month, and local leaders are seeking ideas on how to ...

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In 1946, an award-winning author wrote one of the first children’s books about racism. The main character was a young African ...

In 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Carla Hayden as the 14th Librarian of Congress, making her the first woman and the ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is “not ready” for hurricane season, which starts June 1, an internal document warns as President Trump eyes eliminating the department entirely.