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Chicago Collections
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A consortium of libraries, museums, and other institutions with archives that collaborate to preserve and share the history and culture of the Chicago region.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Received!
Copy of Read This When Things Fall Apart with a letter from the author
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Just got our hands on a copy and love Carla's dedication to Terry Tatum--we remember him fondly too!
Dedication page of Chicago Homes with Phil's dedication to Katie and his parents and Carla's dedication to Terry Tatum
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Already designed the tee
A red short-sleeve tee with Chicago Building Nerd Collective and an image of a house
October 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Man, the world is scary, so why not go down the rabbit hole of Chicago Stadium research with a coworker
A tuxedo cat lies on a laptop keyboard interfering with a search in the ECC portal for the Chicago Stadium.
September 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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So grateful for Wintrust support in highlighting us this August on their billboard! See it live just east of 90/94 at North Ave. Thank you, Wintrust!
We're promoted on Wintrust's billboard just east of 90/94 at North Ave.
August 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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When the world is going to hell, it helps to look at Brubaker images from UIC with a coworker
A tuxedo cat naps on a laptop displaying William Brubaker images from UIC
July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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We’re loving this in-person gathering of CCC members! Thank you to member DePaul University and their art museum for the hospitality!
Chicago Collections tea bags!
June 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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This coworker also understands the assignment
A tuxedo cat sleeps in a cat pedestal
May 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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We do like to share good news. Member Puerto Rican Arts Alliance is hosting the program Diasporic Creators: Puerto Rican Identity on the Move from 6-7:30 pm tomorrow, 5/15, at 3000 N Elbridge Ave, 60618
Highlighting the May 15 event in this poster, Diasporic Creators: Puerto Rican Identity on the Move, tomorrow, May 15 from 6-7:30 pm at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, 3000 N Elbridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
May 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Calling all high school poets because poetry, art, and history are STILL IMPORTANT! Deadline of 4/30 for submission to our poetry competition, Making History Come Alive through Words:
chicagocollections.org/news-events/...
Image of the graphic Announcing the 4th Annual Making History Come Alive through Words Poetry Competition for High School Students
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Where’s the coverage of the threat to the IMLS in the Chicago Tribune?
A search done today, March 21, in the Chicago Tribune database for Institute of Museum and Library Services sorted to most recent with the most recent being March 9, 2023. A search done today, March 21, in the Chicago Tribune database for IMLS sorted by the most recent first, with that being May 24, 2021.
March 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Every day is a fresh hell of awfulness so here’s the coworker next to photos of Circle Campus in honor of UIC’s 60th anniversary at this location. Brutalism, in architecture only, FTW
A tuxedo cat lies next to a laptop with digital images of Circle Campus aka UIC
February 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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I mean the world is going to hell but we'll always be a sucker for a library themed Valentine! "#HappyValentinesDay
Old-fashioned Valentine with children and books and the message: According to my "references" you'd make a swell Valentine.
February 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The 1950 Sanborn shows 3 stories, though.
Snippet from 1950 Sanborn, Volume 8, of 2334 S Ashland
January 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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The coworker takes a look at our latest digital exhibit, A Snapshot of Chicago Art Fairs: 1948-2004
A tuxedo cat enjoys our latest digital exhibit, A Snapshot of Chicago Art Fairs: 1948-2004
December 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM