While international exhibitor numbers are up again, the Midwest collectors base proves elusive

Edgar Miller finally gets his due as the city prepares to celebrate the overlooked designer’s eclectic work

Art Institute of Chicago hosts first major survey of the loose artist collective

Art in Chicago illuminates a rich and ultimately countercultural legacy

The inaugural show at Wrightwood 659 will focus on Ando and Le Corbusier

An image of his Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate was used in a video by the gun lobby that the artist says “seeks to whip up fear and hate”

An exhibition at the historic members club recognises a lesser known group of artists

Chicago, New York and Los Angeles to celebrate artist and activist after lengthy search for works

The gallerist and patron was a key figure in the city’s art scene for more than 50 years

The MFA, Boston and the Detroit Institute of Arts are the first institutions awarded grants in a $15m pilot programme

After years of financial problems and timid programming, the Jewish cultural institute is re-emerging with projects like Ellen Rothenberg’s installation on immigration

The director of the MCA Chicago, which turned 50 this year, talks about how museums build citizenship—and soft power

To celebrate its 50th birthday this year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has given itself a gift as part of a building redesign: a new restaurant

The second edition promises visionary solutions and a few surprises

The man behind Feature Inc is remembered for his challenging eye—and a fraught relationship with the market

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been accused of cowardice and censorship over its treatment of former professor and Henry Darger expert Michael Bonesteel

When it was first unveiled 50 years ago in the city centre, the monumental "homely" figure was not beloved by all

A show of new work by Jim Dine inaugurates the building, while a concurrent display of his painting and drawing from the 1960s opens in the New York outpost

Monáe is due to perform at the museum’s MCA ArtEdge: 50 gala

Rising art star and activist Theaster Gates is transforming his Chicago neighbourhood, one building at a time

So far the next generation have yet to replicate their parents’ efforts on the same scale

Recent corporate scandals have raised concerns that American charities should be examining their ethics policies