The City Council blew a chance to show the country that it's possible during this time of national division to have a spirited but civilized conversation about public art and free speech.

A piece of art at the Chicago Cultural Center set off a heated discussion in City Council Chambers Tuesday. The display, ...

David K. Nelson Jr., a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, displayed his painting “Mirth & Girth” — which ...

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez was ejected from the meeting of the Special Events Committee by the normally affable chair, Ald. Nick ...