A library is not just a building full of books—or, in an increasingly digital world, a repository for data and information. At its best, a library is a partner that can lead us toward a fairer society ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was on hand Tuesday as the University of Chicago Library announced its effort to build a collection of more than 1,500 books that are banned across the U.S.

On October 22, the University and 21 other institutions helped launch Explore Chicago Collections, a new online archival portal for discovering the history and culture of the city. In 2011, the Andrew ...

A Walgreens drugstore at Cermak and Ridgeland in Berwyn in 1955 Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library) In ...