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Century-old pulp magazines become hot collectibles at 25th annual Windy City Convention

Submitted by Diane Turner-Hurns
Apr 03, 2026 11:23 pm - The 25th annual Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention in Lombard celebrated the 130th anniversary of pulp magazines, drawing dealers and customers from around the world to buy and sell vintage pulps, comics, and memorabilia.
Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle to lead workshop, open mic at ECC

Submitted by ECC
Apr 01, 2026 10:24 am - On April 7, Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle will visit Elgin Community College to lead a free poetry workshop and then host the Writer's Center's Open Mic Coffee House where she'll read her work and invite others to share their poetry.
JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, ‘Communion,’ coming out later this spring

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 31, 2026 8:29 am - Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult.
Second place winners, 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest

Submitted by District 214
Mar 25, 2026 11:45 am - Here are the second-place winners in the 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest. The first-place winners published on March 20.
Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2026 features youngest inductees, expands arts definition

By Diane Handler, Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame
Mar 18, 2026 11:28 pm - The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame will induct seven artists and present a Lifetime Achievement Award to educator Susan S. Starrett at a March 27 banquet at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva.
First place winners, 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest

Submitted by District 214
Mar 18, 2026 1:01 pm - Here are the first place winners in the 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest.
Lukas prizes honor books on homelessness, the US Census and ancient India

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 17, 2026 3:23 pm - Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the late author and investigative journalist.
‘Everybody Loses’ tallies the steep costs of sports gambling

By Alex Shephard
Mar 16, 2026 1:25 pm - “What do we stand to gain, and what are we willing to lose?” starts Danny Funt’s book “Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.”
Prince Harry and Meghan slam author of new book on royals for ‘deranged conspiracy’

Mar 15, 2026 2:04 pm - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have hit back at the author of a new book on Britain’s royal family, describing his writing as “deranged conspiracy and melodrama.”
How Helen Gale’s legacy lives on in St. Charles Library’s children’s programs

By Dave Heun
Mar 12, 2026 8:36 am - Helen Wiltsie Gale spent 30 years sharing her love of books with thousands of St. Charles children as the library's head of children's services. The library honored her memory by creating the Helen Gale Story Room in 1995, which continues to host youth programs today.

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