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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other Chicago leaders met at the Altgeld Branch of the Chicago Public Library Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new branch, announce the expansion of ...

The library will be an essential tool for kids as they get older, why not give them a chance to learn to love it at an early age? In addition to being a wellspring of learning and free information, ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (behind podium) announces the elimination of late fees throughout the Chicago Public Library (CPL) system on September 30 at Woodson Regional Library with CPL Commissioner ...

Since its humble beginnings as a reading room inside a repurposed water tower tank in 1873, the Chicago Public Library system has sprouted 81 branches. Throughout its history, the CPL has occupied a ...

A Chicago library is in the running for a complete makeover, and officials there are hoping that an infusion of funds can help to pump new life into the institution. Andie Townhouse, the library ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A love of books and a passion for advocating for people's rights led Tracie Hall to lead the American Library Association. She is the first African American woman to do so. "It's ...

Although plans for a library honoring the former president are moving forward, residents of Chicago's South Side are concerned that changes to the area will uproot longtime dwellers Although plans for ...

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CHICAGO (CBS)-- Chicago's public library workers are on the front lines every day. But they say when it comes to pandemic protection, they're stuck at the back of the line. CBS 2 Political ...