Chicago Public Radio - Arts

Evolving Faith: Meaning, Ethics, and Ideas Presented Live

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Listen in as Interfaith Youth Core founder Eboo Patel leads the discussion with Krista Tippett of Speaking of Faith, asking Tippett the types of questions she usually poses to her guests and explores the surprises and discoveries she has made as religion has moved from the sidelines to the forefront of world affairs.

The first stop on a national tour, Tippett is in Chicago for this one night event as part of Chicago Public Radio Presents. Listen to the event live at 7 p.m. from Fourth Presbyterian Church.

Long-Lost History Rediscovered in Suburban Village

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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A long lost piece of Illinois history is getting a facelift, thanks to some librarians in one of Chicago’s western suburbs. It’s a remnant of the New Deal painted in plaster. And it would likely still be lost if it wasn’t for a random e-mail.

Clergy, Community Fear Important Ritual is Losing its Religion

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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There’s a pivotal moment in the life of many young Latinas. It’s called a quinceañera celebration. The event is centered on a girl’s 15th birthday and is supposed to reaffirm faith and family, while marking her transition into womanhood. Some in the Latino community, though, fear the celebration is losing its spiritual value, while costing some families more than they can afford.

Chicago Starts Demo on Gropius Buildings

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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The city of Chicago is tearing down buildings that a famous architect helped design, even though it lost the Olympic bid. The city planned to build the Olympic Village on the Michael Reese Hospital campus. There's no developer yet. But a demolition crew is tearing down one of the eight buildings there that Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius helped design.

Grahm Balkany heads a group trying to save the buildings.

BALKANY: This planning process is flawed. This is Chicago proceeding as though it's won an Olympics Games, which will never come. The opportunities of this site are endless, and in delivering nothing more than a vacant lot that goes on for blocks, those opportunities are severely diminished.

Balkany's working to get the site on the National Register of Historic Places. That would mean tax credits for reusing the buildings.

The city's said all along it planned to develop the land, regardless of whether it got the Olympics. The city may save one of the Gropius buildings.

Michael Orlove Keeps Chicago Alive with Music

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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As part of Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham, we’re profiling local visionaries with an eye on our region’s future. Today meet Michael Orlove. He’s a city employee, in the Department of Cultural Affairs. But for more than 15 years he’s put together some of the most exciting and diverse music programming in Chicago, much of it free to the public. Now the city’s already strained coffers have been hit by a dismal economy.

Olympic Supporters in Chicago Shocked

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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The news that Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2016 Olympic Games was shocking to the large crowd gathered in downtown Chicago for a rally in Daley Plaza.

Chicago Brazilians Celebrate Rio's Victory

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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A group of Brazilian women from Chicago is celebrating today’s announcement that Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Chicago Program Helps Iraqis Save Their Cultural Heritage

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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Iraq’s often called the cradle of civilization. The area’s home to the world’s first cities and one of the earliest forms of writing. But during the 2003 invasion, looters stole thousands of items documenting that history. A two-year program at the Field Museum and the Oriental Institute hopes to help Iraqi scientists fix and preserve their damaged heritage.

Fame School Comes to Chicago

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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Chicago’s the last major city to get a public high school devoted to the arts. The first city-wide school, Chicago High School for the Arts, just opened, and there’s a ribbon cutting ceremony today. Teachers and students hope it won’t just give the city its version of Fame. They’re hoping it helps level the playing field too.

Daley Defends Closing Street for Oprah

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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