Contemplating “People, Places, and Power” on Local Election Day
Local elections occurred last Tuesday, April 6, in many communities throughout Illinois. Many…
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Humanities Are Vital: Gabe Lyon, Illinois Humanities Executive Director, 2020…
We hope you enjoy this end-of-year message from Executive Director Gabe Lyon—and on behalf of…
The Questions We Have and the Questions We Need
November 23, 2020 Dear Friends, As the holdiay season begins, we are at an intersection…
Revive the humanities to ease our nation’s racial, class and…
We need another Works Project Administration to support more theater, public art, poetry, historic preservation…
The Odyssey That Is Our Lives: A Conversation with Nicole…
For over twenty years, Illinois Humanities has been proud to offer The Odyssey Project, a…
Road Scholar Catalina Maria Johnson Talks About the Legacy of…
Late last month, we caught up with Catalina Maria Johnson, Chicago-based music journalist and Illinois…
Reflections on Dialogue, Memory, and Race in Downstate Illinois
“We stood about in the Sampson yard, not close together as people huddle in the…
Rapid Responses to Critical Questions By Humanists, Artists, & Community…
Q&A with Illinois Humanities Envisioning Justice program leaders Tyreece Williams and Jane Beachy In the…
Nearly $500K in Covid-19 Emergency Relief Grants Announced
Will Support Humanities Organizations Across 46 Illinois Counties CHICAGO, June 11, 2020 — Illinois Humanities…
History Behind Us; History Ahead
George Floyd was killed in a way that illuminates a national legacy of racism and…