On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was ravaged by jaundice, his limbs and ...

On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port ...

The discovery of a love letter revealed the depths of Beethoven’s yearning for his "immortal beloved." Scholars have been piecing together clues to her identity ever since. Ludwig van Beethoven wasn’t ...

A remarkable scientific breakthrough is rewriting what we know about Beethoven. Nearly 200 years after his death, researchers have extracted and analyzed DNA from the composer’s preserved hair, ...

The second half of Symphony Orchestra’s “Let’s Dance” season brings programmatic music to the forefront. Each concert invites ...

Alexandre Dumas, the famed French author of swashbuckling adventures, such as The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1846) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1848–50), was an admirer of ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — When composer and conductor Steve Hackman stepped on stage at Chicago’s Harris theatre, he might as well have been walking into a dream. “I had this wild dream about a music festival ...

After nearly 30 years of marriage, Tina filed for divorce from Mathew in 2009 when she learned he had fathered a child, son, ...

Life insurance is an important part of any financial plan because it can provide for your family if you die unexpectedly. Term life insurance covers you for a set number of years and then expires.

Christine Baranski has teamed with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble for a unique rendition of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.” ...

Life insurance can help your family replace lost income, pay off large debts and allow you to leave a financial legacy after you die. But it can be complicated. There are lots of different policy ...