She will oversee the planning and coordination of community celebrations, special events and cultural initiatives, the city ...

Why the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events matters to local artists DCASE produces festivals such as Taste of Chicago. It also supports your neighborhood cultural treasures, whether ...

Chicago's spring and summer festivals will kick off in May, offering a range of cultural, musical, and family-friendly events. Iconic events like the Chicago Blues Festival, Taste of Chicago, and ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office has released details for a number of new cultural events and things to do in the city as it fully reopens with COVID restrictions lifted.

Organizers of some prominent Chicago cultural events have received official notices that their federal grants are canceled as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to hollow out the ...

Crain's Winter Cultural Preview - Crain's Chicago Business. Here are our critics' recommendations for 52 must-do events this season #CCBBest ... The 52 Must-Do Events in Chicago This Season.

People dance during the 23rd Annual Chicago SummerDance event in Grant Park’s Spirit of the Music Garden in 2019. The event is coming back this summer, with dates and locations still to be ...

Mark Kelly, the City of Chicago’s widely admired commissioner of cultural affairs and special events, said Tuesday that he plans to retire from the position by the fall. Kelly, 70, who runs the ...

Photo courtesy of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Chicago Cultural Center Holiday Open House. Where: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. When: ...

From citywide cultural events like the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 29 to Millennium Park’s free summer concerts and film series spread from June to August, local and visitor ...

In November 2021, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed Harkey to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down theaters, live music ...

Former Chicago Cultural Affairs and Special Events chief picked to lead national arts advocacy organization Erin Harkey, who was head of DCASE under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, has been named CEO ...