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Several Reasons Why Not To Miss Benzinga's Cannabis Capital Conference In Chicago This Coming September

The first reason of all is that the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is being held in Chicago on Sept 13-14, which means several things including the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Chicago Art Institute's lions head for a steam and a wax, Field Museum dinosaur goes to the dumpster

CHICAGO — The lions are headed to the spa. The dinosaur went to the dumpster. It’s been a hectic week for iconic animals in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Art Institute lions, symbols of Chicago, get some needed TLC

The lions embody Chicago just as much as the city’s famous skyline or its great pizza.

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Art Institute’s famous lions head out for a deep cleaning

The lions, each weighing more than 2 tons, will be gone for about a month, Art Institute staff said.

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Art Institute lions headed to the groomer

They’re being taken to facility in Forest Park to be steam-cleaned, then coated with a wax preservative. The whole process will take a little over a month.

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Chicago is seeing a wave of union activity. Among the reasons: Workers ‘saw the willingness of their bosses to let them die.’

Last year, Brick Zurek, a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Chicago's Loop, found working conditions at the store becoming increasingly untenable.

Chicago Tribune

Art Institute showcases Cezanne in museum’s first exhibit of Post-Impressionist icon in 70 years

The show, titled simply “Paul Cezanne,” will run through Sept. 5, with 80 paintings, 37 watercolors and drawings, four watercolor boxes and other painting paraphernalia, including loans from as far away as the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

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School of the Art Institute nontenure faculty rally in support of joining a union. ‘The current situation is completely unsustainable’

CHICAGO — Nontenure track faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago are moving to organize with the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United, the union representing staff at both the Michigan Avenue museum and its school.

Chicago Tribune

Adjunct faculty, lecturers at Art Institute’s school call for a union

The nontenure-track faculty, like other staff members at the school and the museum, are organizing with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Samuel E. Nichols Jr., who gave up an Art Institute scholarship to help his family, dead at 93

But he never gave up art, even while working for the post office. His sister Nichelle Nichols, famed as Lt. Uhura on “Star Trek,” called him “one of the finest artists” she ever saw.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Ancient Egypt’ exhibit at Art Institute showcases museum’s collection in whole new light

Although it wasn’t planned this way, the gallery is opening in a big year for Egyptian art — the 200th anniversary of the deciphering of hieroglyphics and the centennial of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.

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