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Megan Wells’ Storytelling for Adults
Within minutes, the nearly 400 listeners from all across Chicagoland were transported to the Green Town, Ill., in the year 1928. In this sm
Jun 22, 20202 min read


Levy Lecture Audience Enjoys Cozy Tea with Miss Florence Nightingale
Florence said in the 1800s nursing was considered a vile occupation and hospitals were where one went to die rather than be healed. Nursing
Jun 17, 20203 min read


Eleanor Roosevelt, America’s Most Admired First Lady
Mrs. Roosevelt was in good spirits and happy to share her reflections about her life as the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the mother o
Jun 10, 20203 min read


Jackie Kennedy: Charting a New Path Forward
Ms. Goddard scrupulously researches each portrayal and the resulting performance did not disappoint: It helped the viewer to understand Mrs.
Jun 10, 20203 min read


Hecky Powell, Barbecue Master and Civic Leader, Dies at 71
From his restaurant in Evanston, Ill., he fed hungry students and the Chicago Bulls, and counseled high schoolers, mayors, a governor and...
Jun 8, 20205 min read
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