CHICAGO — On a good day, Christopher Crotwell said he will usually leave his job of eight years at Harold Washington Library feeling sad. On a bad day, he will leave feeling angry. Crotwell ...

The City of Chicago has released the following information about cooling centers available during the upcoming heat wave: ...

Did you know your favorite Chicago park might have a secret past? These are some of the unexpected things we found when looking through the Tribune’s archives.

While employees the Tribune spoke with acknowledged that safety has always been a concern at Harold Washington and at the Chicago Public Library more broadly, employees allege that the issue has ...

Chicago’s Harold Washington Library Center at 400 S. State St. Molloy said more than 1 million Chicagoans have library cards. Meaning that more than 1.5 million don’t. Surely, it won’t crash ...

Photo credit: Chicago Public Library’s Thomas Hughes Children’s Library inside the Harold Washington Library Center, (c) City of Chicago Spring break in Chicago offers a fantastic opportunity for ...

Photo credit: Chicago Public Library’s Thomas Hughes Children’s Library inside the Harold Washington Library Center, (c) City of Chicago Libraries aren’t just for borrowing books anymore — especially ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of gamers from all walks of life converged on Harold Washington Library Saturday for the third annual Gamer's Universe. The convention used up all 10 floors of the library.

Harold Washington Library staffer Sarah Zimmerman shares a commemorative brochure from the fourth annual Chicago Blues Festival in 1987. Credit: James Hosking When it comes to the blues, ...

CHICAGO — The harsh cold has forced the ... intake center landing strip were temporarily moved to the Harold Washington Library and other temporary shelters to escape the dangerous cold.

All Chicago Public Library branches and many ... Signs announcing the closure were on the doors of the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., in the Loop, Thursday evening.