AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoChicago Arts & Culture: Sotheby’s is set to auction a rare Vincent van Gogh and a Paul Cézanne from the same private collection, with estimates totaling about $450M—big news for art lovers watching major sales. Local Arts: A Gertrude Abercrombie discovery from a Michigan estate sale is headed to auction in New York, continuing the buzz around the Chicago painter’s introspective works. Community Arts: SouthWorks’ Ithaca Mural Jam returns with a free two-day festival (Oct. 3-4) featuring live music, food trucks, poetry, and mural artists. Sports (Chicago): The Cubs and White Sox both opened MLB wild-card play, with the Sox beating the Astros and the Cubs getting shut out by the Padres—plus a viral Bears fans cosplay engagement moment. Local Civic Life: The 30th Ward launches participatory budgeting for 2026 infrastructure projects, inviting residents to help choose how $500,000 gets spent. Business/Tech (Illinois): GE HealthCare hires a global chief AI officer as it expands its AI-enabled medical tech.
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