A special benefit happening in Park Ridge this weekend is helping give people a better perspective on autism. It's called Painting with a Purpose.

Since 1925, the school has provided students with innovative, hands-on training. Famous alumni include actors Gillian Anderson, Elizabeth Perkins and South Side native John C. Reilly.

Thomas “Tom” Mapp, a transformative leader in arts education and administration at the University of Chicago, passed away on ...