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2026 Illinois Midterm Elections Voter Guide

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Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ staff

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Arts and Culture

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Upside Down flips the traditional parade for Halloween attendees

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High School Football

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How the Super 25 high school football teams fared in Week 11

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Architecture and Design

1 year ago

Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright then wronged by neglect, South Park Terrace heads for auction

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Review: Geese has nothing left to prove in loud, proud performance at Salt Shed

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Bulls schedule will continue to try and strangle them next few weeks

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Vikings fall to Lions 19-15 for first loss of season

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Bears' Week 9 opponent: Buccaneers complete zero passes, still beat Falcons 16-0

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Dear Abby: Neighbors tire of maintaining derelict property

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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CPS Elected School Board 2026: Find your candidates and understand the races

1 month ago

What you need to know about Chicago's historic school board election

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How much money is flowing into Chicago's school board races?

3 days ago

Meet the candidates for Chicago School Board president

1 month ago

Chicago's 20 school board races

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4 takeaways from CPS School Board president forum

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Key education endorsements for CPS School Board candidates

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Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright then wronged by neglect, South Park Terrace heads for auction

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul

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Illinois is focused on making voter access easy

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I'm not shocked that systems fail sexual assault survivors

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Does Chicago need a permanent festival site? Here's what you told us

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How we photographed University of Chicago students rallying in wake of sexual assault reports

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Lake View hospital kitchen reopens after license pulled for 'cockroach infestation,' other violations

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What to know about the 2026 Illinois State Report Card and how schools in Chicago fared on key metrics

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Is expert criticism dead? Our new 'Green Room' video podcast weighs the question

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After our prison fires investigation, Illinois made some safety fixes. Are they enough?

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Kiss-cam controversy involving slew of suburban political figures draws lawsuit from conservative nonprofit

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What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you back

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What to know about voting by mail in Illinois like Pope Leo did

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Northwestern physicists trapped an antimatter particle in a lab for months. Here's why it matters

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Housing and Development

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Housing mobility programs help low-income renters move on up

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Man killed during argument in Chicago Lawn

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15-year-old boy shot in Austin

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1 killed, two wounded in North Lawndale shooting

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Chicago man charged with 14 felonies after Evanston police seize drugs, firearms

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Vocalo brewed up this year's witchiest Halloween playlist. Press play and start the party

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This Galewood couple — and a crew of skeletons — pay homage to Johnnie's Beef for Halloween

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Review: Vic Mensa always has Chicago on his mind as he brings 'Innanetape' tour back home

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Painter Mary Cassatt created a masterpiece for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Then, it disappeared.

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Movies and TV

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Carrie Coon sounds the alarm on declining film roles for women in Hollywood

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Notre Dame men's and women's teams sweep Villanova in basketball doubleheader honoring Pope Leo XIV

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Bears' defense rebuilding on the fly as Jeffery Simmons arrives, Kyler Gordon revs up, Montez Sweat returns

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Ohio State falls out of AP Top 10 after loss to USC; UCLA enters top 5

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Bears LB coach Richard Smith to miss Seahawks game

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Super 25 Football Rankings

2 months ago

Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 12

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Caleb Williams for MVP? Monday is a prime time to state his case

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Giants coach John Harbaugh tried to beat Bears to Jeffery Simmons trade with unusual phone call: report

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New DT Jeffery Simmons immediately lights fire at Halas Hall as new heart of Bears' defense

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Bears report: TE Colston Loveland good to go vs. Seahawks despite neck injury

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Jeffery Simmons trade: Bears GM Ryan Poles pursues 'legendary stuff' as Super Bowl chase officially begins

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The Caleb Wilson takeover of the Bulls has begun ... ready or not

22 hours ago

Rookie Caleb Wilson blasts Bulls, self after blowout loss in Boston

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Patrick Williams' contract status carries no weight with Bulls regime

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Horoscope for Sunday, November 01, 2026

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Dear Abby: Beloved niece lacks respect for relatives' time

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Horoscope for Saturday, October 31, 2026

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'Charismatic' rare black fox that prowled Northbrook, intriguing and befuddling residents, is found dead

4 days ago

A new West Side mural park is set to open next summer, with a community center, garden and performance space

5 days ago

After a year of unusual weather in Chicago, should you brace for winter?

9 days ago

Whole Foods to open in Logan Square, replacing former Family Dollar

2 days ago

DoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be a big consolidation for grocery delivery

3 days ago

Mayoral challenger Susana Mendoza vows to repair 'damaged relationship' between City Hall and business

3 days ago

Make Madang's Banana Uyu cocktail with Yido Brews' White Tiger Makgeolli

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Food and Drink

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Neighbors count down last breakfasts before 'iconic' Southport Grocery closes for Dollop Finer Diner

3 days ago

We scoured Chicago's booming bakery scene for a perfect croissant. We found a dozen.

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Noah Taylor, Sean Rice lead resurgent St. Laurence past Plainfield South in 7A playoffs

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Broden Mackert's 241 rushing yards spark Providence to a comeback win against Kankakee in 5A playoff showdown

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Eshun Flowers' punt-block TD sparks Simeon to a 6A playoff win over Oak Lawn

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No. 20 Northwestern falls at Oregon

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Illinois tops Maryland on last-second field goal

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Notre Dame starts slow before rolling past Navy

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson and Matas Buzelis starting to showcase hero mode

3 days ago

Bulls take two steps forward, one step back losing to the Knicks late

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Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson emitting young-Michael Jordan vibes with his play, talk

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Which scoring wingers could the Blackhawks target in trade negotiations?

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Blackhawks' Anton Frondell gets himself going after line tweak, power-play promotion

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Blackhawks' gut-punch overtime loss to Bruins spoils 'best game of the year'

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FDA issues alert about Northfield-based Medline beds tied to fire-related deaths and injuries

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Data centers will cost ComEd $3 billion, but consumer groups worry Illinois households will be on the hook

10 days ago

2 Chicago area members of Congress again received 'suspicious' packages

11 days ago

Fearing ICE, some Chicago immigrants shift work, daily life to nighttime hours

11 days ago

Sam Chatman, DJ known as 'Godfather of Steppin',' dies at 85

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$43M flowed from school district to firms linked to indicted board member, Aurora mayor says

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Burglary suspects spark police chase ending in crash, arrests on Eisenhower

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Newborn dies after teen gives birth at Far South Side elementary school

3 days ago

University of Chicago students rally with 'Jane Doe' in wake of sexual assault reports

3 days ago

Chicago School Board

5 months ago

School board member was suspended from charter job after 'unwanted touching' of co-worker, records show

4 days ago

Cubs' Mike Montgomery had the all-time moment in 2016. After that? Baseball wasn't easy

8 hours ago

Narrative of cities failing under Black leadership are stereotypical, untrue

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New Jersey's decades-old voter intimidation campaign is a cautionary tale as midterms near

4 days ago

Greenlight task force, Home for Good bill, to ease lives of Illinois' formerly incarcerated

4 days ago

Obama Center values, respects its workers

8 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Get vaccinated to protect yourself and others

1 day ago

Boycott Bears, Sox if you're angry over teams' threats to move

2 days ago

Maternity ward closures in Illinois hospitals are part of national crisis

4 days ago

Priest removed from Southwest Side parish following allegations of 'inappropriate contact' with an adult

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15-year-old boy among 2 critically wounded in Grand Boulevard shooting

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Friday, October 30, 2026

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Oct. 30, 2026: Election Day preview, new Bears stadium proposal revealed, and more

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

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Northwest Indiana author pens children's Halloween book about not-so-scary monsters

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To trick or to treat? That is the question

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