Organizers of some prominent Chicago cultural events have received official notices that their federal grants are canceled as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to hollow out the ...

Mark Kelly, the City of Chicago’s widely admired commissioner of cultural affairs and special events, said Tuesday that he plans to retire from the position by the fall. Kelly, 70, who runs the ...

Why the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events matters to local artists DCASE produces festivals such as Taste of Chicago. It also supports your neighborhood cultural treasures, whether ...

In November 2021, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed Harkey to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down theaters, live music ...

Isabel Wilkerson, the pre-eminent historian of this epic relocation, one that utterly remade Chicago, will headline at the Harold Washington Cultural Center (4701 S. Martin Luther King Drive).

Dancing, art and all kinds of entertainment are on display. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports from the Chicago Cultural Center to show us the festivities. The timing of this inaugural event is no ...

Former Chicago Cultural Affairs and Special Events chief picked to lead national arts advocacy organization Erin Harkey, who was head of DCASE under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, has been named CEO ...