"[It was] an Arby’s restaurant disguised as a mini Centre Pompidou in which to consume fast food instead of art," mused Chicago writer, editor and architect Iker Gil.

It's a frigid day out in Chicago, with wind chills as low as -25 degrees at times. And with school and public libraries closed due to Presidents Day, some might be looking to get out of the house but ...

The lions at the Art Institute of Chicago must be smiling. It’s about time. In this space three years ago, I excoriated the famed museum for a myriad of reasons. The iconic felines that guard the ...