The University community is invited to attend a lecture titled “Recollected in Tranquility: Poetry as Intercultural Response” by Dr. Joanna Radwańska-Williams. Free and open to the public, the lecture will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, in Fine Arts room 203.
Dr. Radwańska-Williams serves as English Adviser...
Economist Ryszard Petru, a former advisor to Leszek Balcerowicz – the brain behind Poland’s reforms in the early 1990s – formally kicked off the ‘NowoczesnaPL’ Association on Sunday.
The new civic grouping – which translates as ‘ModernPL’ – brings together social activists, entrepreneurs and local municipal councillors to try and...
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) issued the following statement after his primary victory today:
“I want to thank the people of the Third District for their support in the primary and their vote of confidence in my commonsense leadership.
“Americans face many challenges today, especially those in the middle class. While we...
President Bronislaw Komorowski has unveiled a restored Cadillac that belonged to 'father of Polish independence' Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, as Poland nears Independence Day on 11 November.
During the presentation at the Belvedere Palace in Warsaw, Komorowski confirmed that the automobile will take part in Tuesday's Independence Day procession, which the...
CHICAGO (Feb. 4, 2020) – The Chicago Auto Show’s 29th annual First Look for Charity black-tie gala will take place on Friday, Feb. 7 from 7-11 p.m. at McCormick Place. Held the evening before the nation’s largest auto show opens to the public, First Look for Charity offers car...
General Wojciech Jaruzelski, who led Poland during the communist martial law period in the 1980s, has died in Warsaw at the age 90.
The general, who remained a controversial figure in Poland until he died on Sunday, had been ill for some time and was taken to the Warsaw Military...
AccuWeather reports there is a chance that multiple storms next week could sync with colder air that settles into the East to bring snow or a wintry mix to part of the region.
Following near-record warmth during the middle of this week, colder air will arrive in stages from the...
Springfield – In recognition of the earthquake risk in southern Illinois from the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies will promote earthquake preparedness throughout February.
“While we don’t experience major earthquakes with the same frequency as the western...
A poll concerning the forthcoming 2015 presidential election has given current head of state Bronislaw Komorowski an increased lead.
According to the poll conducted by Millward Brown, President Komorowski would garner 65 percent of the vote if an election was held on Sunday 18 January (the actual election is expected...
Berger Realty Group leading projected $3 million+ renovation of the Studebaker and Playhouse Theaters as in-person performances return to Fine Arts Building
CHICAGO (August 2, 2021)—Following a comprehensive national search, respected theater director and producer Jacob Harvey has been named the first-ever Managing Artistic Director of the historic theaters at Chicago’s Fine Arts...
