We've stuck a fork in FY26 and are calling it a wrap! Look what we've done this year! Thank you for joining, searching, and supporting!

We're determined to share some good news in the midst of what's coming out of DC today. If you're attending ALA in Chicago this weekend, portal manager @jbrodefrank.bsky.social is presenting on Monday, June 29, Our America, Our Stories: Collecting and Preserving Immigrant Histories cdmcd.co/6vnDGy

Such a pleasure to attend member @mediaburn.bsky.social's open house last evening in their new space! It's a Chicago media lovers' dream 😍

Thrilled to be at legendary Sidetrack for the Office of the City Clerk’s event featuring more City Council audio archives, exploring LGBTQ+ history 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We're thrilled to be in discussion with Will Quam (Brick of Chicago) on 7/10 to discuss his book, Fire and Clay! Free and online--register today! chicagocollections.org/news-events/...

We're saddened by the death of Bea Lumpkin, who seemed indefatigable at 107. Her papers along with those of her late husband are at member @chicagomuseum.bsky.social explore.chicagocollections.org/ead/chicagoh...

Join our colleagues at the Harsh Research Collection at @chipublib.bsky.social on Wednesday, June 24 for an evening discussing Doris E. Saunders, a trailblazing Black librarian! chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/69ea8...

Thanks to the City Council audio archive you can listen to this response when this craptastic idea was first raised (and passed) in 2008: archive.org/details/chic...

CCC made its presence known at the initial conference of the @shgape.bsky.social 6/5-6/6. Hosted by @loyolachicago.bsky.social, over 100 attendees picked up our flyer introducing them to our range of repositories and services & our tempting assortment of bookmarks! Remember us for Chicago research!

We love hearing from people who love Chicago's history as much as we do. Join us on 6/12 at 10 am to hear from 77 Flavors of Chicago (Dario and Sara) who are also celebrating the 5th anniversary of their podcast! chicagocollections.org/news-events/...

Kicking off Pride Month with our favorite Mayor courtesy of member @chipublib.bsky.social! Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈!

We had a fantastic time with student poets last Thursday night thanks to @chipublib.bsky.social and @poetry.foundation! Read their award winning poems and see their inspiration from our EXPLORE portal here: chicagocollections.org/news-events/...

Grateful to @chipublib.bsky.social and the Poetry Foundation for the 5th year of our Making History Come Alive With Words poetry competition for high school students. Student poets give us hope!

Library as a safe space, library for all! ❤️

Chicago map lovers (you know who you are and there are too many of you to tag), look what's just been released! node.uchicago.edu/collection/m...

Please join us on 5/13 from 12-1 on Zoom to listen to newly digitized audio from City Council meetings and hear from staff at members UIC & @chipublib.bsky.social about their holdings from Richard J Daley, Richard M Daley, and Harold Washington. Register today! chicagocollections.org/news-events/...

Sending out the batsignal! You know who you are!

If you want caps lock randomly turned on, the coworker is your guy

@rmartincole.bsky.social Transportation!

It's never lost on me the miracle that is the library. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...

It's #NationalLibraryWeek so what a time to cut school librarians, amirite? Kudos to Tom Hayden for speaking up foiagras.com/p/firing-lib...

It's National Library Workers Day!!!! 🎉 CCC is just 1.5 staff so you know we can't do ANY of what we do without the help of of library staff at our member institutions! THANK YOU!

The Newberry on this platform brings us joy!

This 🧵 ❤️ Mayor Harold Washington!

Glad to have the home office option when there are problems on the L

This is TONIGHT! @rmartincole.bsky.social is the QUEEN of transportation!

We're back on our soapbox to sing the praises of @chicagocovenants.bsky.social Check out the latest blog post from Hannah Simmons, PhD student at Northwestern University on Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Co., a lesser known player in Hansberry v Lee www.chicagocovenants.com/blog/financi...

What a week and we're still here! Reward yourself by registering for our virtual program The Architecture of Walter Netsch on 4/24, 12-1, co-sponsored with @chicagoarchivists.bsky.social The program will be recorded and added to our YouTube channel chicagocollections.org/news-events/...

One of our favorite people ever and she and her amazing collection are in the Trib!

Fantastic event with panelists responding to City Council audio archives clips featuring women of City Council! A highlight--hearing Dorothy Tillman refuse to remove her hat! Thank you speakers and the City Clerk's office! Excellent reminder that local government counts!

We support Transgender Day of Visibility. Mama Gloria Allen's papers are held by member @chicagomuseum.bsky.social

From member @chicagomuseum.bsky.social opening day in 1916 (seriously, 110 years ago?) when Wrigley was Weeghman Park. We say, bring back the marching band for opening day! #chicagocubs

Yeah, the parade was Saturday but today is St. Patrick's Day and we're sharing this today--one of our favorites from member UIC.

It’s another fake spring day (not complaining!) so the coworker looks upside down at digital images of flowers in the portal.

Happy to see a few copies of The Uptown still available! Publisher is out of stock so get to Women and Children First!

Another great video to share on Chicago's incorporation anniversary! Who is more Chicago than Dominic Pacyga? Worked at the stock yards and his latest just fills our Chicago politics loving soul. Dual slide view blamed on the guy below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko8g...

We’re living in a nightmare but it’s the anniversary of this amazing city’s incorporation so a palate cleanser youtu.be/Z7x4ZS7ZZWc?...

@blaservations.bsky.social Romeoville and Joliet! www.wbez.org/curious-city...

We had the BEST time listening to Dominic A. Pacyga discussing his book Clout City yesterday in which RJD figures heavily. When we share the recording, we’re blaming technical issues on the coworker.

Privileged to see David Omotoso Stovall discussing his book last night at the phenomenal National Public Housing Museum. See him if he speaks elsewhere and get this book!

Ghosted by the Blue Line at the Washington station while a man sings Unchained Melody on the platform. In other words, a typical Chicago evening 🤷‍♀️

This was a great panel yesterday and regarding Leon Despres's comments in 1973, Helen Shiller added the context that RJD would sometimes turn off the mics of alderman so we're grateful this exists!

1/2 Hey, Chicago political history geeks, we were in heaven today at this event to launch the City Council Audio Recordings, 1970-2012. Find them linked via this page: www.chicityclerk.com/city-council...

Dominic A. Pacyga is one of our favorite Chicago historians, so we're thrilled to be in discussion with him on 2/19 about his latest, Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine. Sign up today! chicagocollections.org/news-events/...

We're huge fans of @chicagocovenants.bsky.social and following the research that Hannah Simmons, PhD student at Northwestern, is doing as a Black Metropolis Graduate Assistant. Her latest-- the 1951 race riots in Cicero. We can't help but note parallels today www.chicagocovenants.com/research/cov...

In non-apocalyptic news, it me: chicagocollections.org/news-events/...

It’s been a heavy start to the new year so the coworker asked to search for the Chicago Bears in the portal. Go Bears!

Attending #AHA26 in Chicago? Join Malachy McCarthy, Ellen Skerrett, Holly Fiedler, and CCC for our discussion, Broadening the Scholarly Paradigm: Documenting, Preserving, and Creating a Framework for Chicago History. aha.confex.com/aha/2026/web...

Let's end this most challenging year with our favorite Dill Pickles and their Bawl M'ass'k courtesy of member @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (citation below) 2026 has to be better, right? Right????