Chicago mayors: A mixed legacy on the environment
By Dwight A. Weingarten Medill Reports When Chicago’s first Mayor William B. Ogden took office in 1837, he along with two alderman crafted the city seal. The city’s motto, “Urbs in Horto,” or City in a Garden, that appears at the bottom of the seal, quickly lost much of its literal meaning even with huge […]
BREAKING: Chicago cuts fashion funding
By Alexandra Whittaker The City of Chicago has eliminated funding for Fashion Focus Chicago, Chicago Fashion Week and the post of program director for Fashion and Culinary Creative Arts and Industries due to budgetary cuts. All were administrated by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the cuts took effect on […]
