Grantee Partner Spotlight: Farwell House
Three Questions: Q&A with Jason and Christy Ackman, co-directors, the Farwell House Farwell House, founded…
Author: Tia Williams
Illinois Humanities Speakers Bureau to Bring Humanities Programs to Communities…
Presentations on topics ranging from the histories of antislavery and universal suffrage to the music…
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…
Nearly $200K in Grants Announced for “Envisioning Justice” Projects Across…
Nearly $200K in Grants Announced for “Envisioning Justice” Projects Across State of Illinois Meant to…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: Chicago Race Riot 1919 Commemoration Project (CRR1919)
Three Questions: Q&A with the co-directors of the Chicago Race Riot 1919 Commemoration Project, Peter…
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…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: Guild Literary Complex
Illinois Humanities-Funded Project: “Press Room” Location: Chicago, IL Organization: Founded in 1989, Guild Literary Complex…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: League of Women Voters Naperville
Illinois Humanities-Funded Project: “Creating a More Perfect Democracy — 100 Years Strong” Location: Naperville, IL…