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Virgil Abloh Looks Back on His Career in Art and Fashion Ahead of MCA Exhibition

This June, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago will unveil its latest exhibition: Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech,” showcasing the genre-bending work the Off-White founder has spearheaded in his prolific career as an architect, Kanye West’s creative director, internationally-recognized DJ, and artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton. Continue reading Virgil Abloh Looks Back on His Career in Art and Fashion Ahead of MCA Exhibition

Barack Obama Unveils Bold Plans for His Presidential Library in Chicago

As the name would indicate, a presidential library is a very special, almost sacred space. Its duty is to compile the many documents and artifacts of a president and his administration, and present them to the public for greater clarity and discussion. So when it was announced earlier today that former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama unveiled their design plans for the 44th president’s library, many were excited, as it means the public is one major step closer to stepping foot in the 200,000-square-foot campus on Chicago’s South Side.

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More Than 3,000 People Have Been Shot in Chicago This Year

The city of Chicago’s homicide count for 2016 surpassed the total number of killings the city saw in 2015 over Labor Day weekend, when the total reached over 500. Now, Chicago has logged more than 3,000shootings for the year so far, exceeding the total of 2,980 shootings that were recorded in all of 2015.

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