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Entertainment and Culture

6 months ago

Can Music Box CEO Brody Sheldon, a second-generation movie buff, build a mini-empire of historic theaters?

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Courtney Kueppers | WBEZ

6 months ago

Barack Obama in Santa hat surprises school children during visit to Chicago

14 hours ago

Blackhawks want top prospect Anton Frondell to prioritize himself in Sweden: 'He can still dominate'

4 hours ago

Ignored, misdiagnosed, left to die: Illinois' new prison health care provider has a history of poor care, records show

5 hours ago

Property tax foreclosures illegally stripped Cook County homeowners of their equity, federal judge rules

5 hours ago

Musician Michael McDermott returns to perform at the jail where he was held after drug bust

18 hours ago

Museums and Zoos

6 months ago

A union wave is rolling through more Chicago cultural venues, even at precarious moment for museums

26 minutes ago

State's new prison health care provider has poor history

2 hours ago

Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

A bad package deal

5 hours ago

Letters to the Editor

1 year ago

A museum, a mayor and a road: How Lake Shore Drive became a runway

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Justin Bull | WBEZ

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Dear Abby: Wife thinks it's too late to leave narcissist

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

1 day ago

Need a laugh? Chicago theaters are going all in on comedies this holiday season

6 days ago

Mike Davis | WBEZ

6 months ago

Where to ice skate in Chicago and the suburbs 2025

25 days ago

10 classical, world music and jazz concerts to see in Chicago this holiday season

11 days ago

Graham Meyer | WBEZ

1 month ago

What to know about Christkindlmarket 2025: This year's mugs, new Krampus event

22 days ago

Chicago police fatally shoot man during confrontation in West Ridge

4 hours ago

Back-to-back winter systems set up snowy week leading to a frigid weekend

17 hours ago

Little Village procession brings spirits cast down by federal deportation blitz 'a little closer to God'

18 hours ago

Theater and Stages

6 months ago

Review: 'Gaslight' thrills with suspenseful drama but stumbles on tonal shift

19 hours ago

Readers asked us questions about immigration enforcement on Reddit — Here are some of our answers

20 hours ago

Gaza's future can't be life in a tent

11 days ago

As Indiana Republicans move toward redistricting, Pritzker warns Illinois 'won't stand idly by'

17 hours ago

Chicago woman detained by federal agents among five U.S. citizens to testify in Washington

18 hours ago

Pritzker, Johnson slam Trump admin threat to cut funding over CTA safety issues: 'Action has been taken'

17 hours ago

Law barring immigration enforcement in courthouses signed by Pritzker

22 hours ago

Chicago police fatally shoot man, 20, during West Ridge stolen car investigation

3 hours ago

USA v. Michael Madigan

15 hours ago

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asks Trump to pardon him after bribery conviction

15 hours ago

O'Hare-based Border Protection officer sexually abused, robbed women at gunpoint, indictment claims

16 hours ago

Man arrested in Elgin is Tren de Aragua member, DHS claims

22 hours ago

Food and Drink

6 months ago

Can a '101' cookbook teach anyone how to bake? We asked a 14-year-old to test one.

1 day ago

Here are the 2025 cookbooks we recommend — and a couple that we don't

1 day ago

Classic Chicago rap duo The Cool Kids are back with a brand new album and a hometown show

1 day ago

South Side flower shop owner named CNN's Hero of the Year

1 day ago

High School Basketball

3 years ago

RJ McPartlin battles through a shoulder injury to help St. Patrick take down No. 25 Deerfield

13 hours ago

First-and-10: Ben Johnson's refusal to be timid makes him different animal than some Bears coaches before him

13 hours ago

Cubs manager Craig Counsell reveals lessons from 'daunting' playoff scenario

15 hours ago

White Sox feel like this is 'our time' after winning 2026 draft lottery

16 hours ago

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa: Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong is 'the best defender in the game'

16 hours ago

Bears playoff tickets go on sale this week

1 day ago

Bears' Ben Johnson downplays handshake with Matt LaFleur, but NFL world will be watching next one in 2 weeks

14 hours ago

Bears QB Caleb Williams' timing, throwing accuracy are critical to playoff hopes

14 hours ago

Bears coach Ben Johnson frustrated by Kyler Gordon's injury 'rut'

1 day ago

Browns' Shedeur Sanders will start at QB for rest of season

9 hours ago

Anthony Kay regained his confidence overseas; White Sox hope he can translate that success to majors

14 hours ago

Cubs president Jed Hoyer makes clear that Shota Imanaga accepting qualifying offer was 'a good thing'

1 day ago

2025 winter meetings: Separating fact from fiction as Cubs pop up frequently in rumor mill

14 hours ago

Lincoln coach Neil Alexander, in his 49th season, closes in on Gene Pingatore's all-time wins record

15 hours ago

Tuesday's high school basketball scores

21 hours ago

No Shot Clock

20 days ago

No Shot Clock high school basketball podcast: First impressions from the opening weeks of the season

1 day ago

St. Ignatius has a basketball team to be reckoned with

1 day ago

Horoscope for Wednesday, December 10, 2025

11 hours ago

Dear Abby: Woman resists her own attempts to go to church

1 day ago

Horoscope for Tuesday, December 09, 2025

1 day ago

Motorists should be careful of slick roads as freezing rain and snow slide in

1 day ago

Chicago records 17.1 inches of snow — the most by Dec. 7 since 1978

2 days ago

Winter weather advisory issued for Chicago area with several inches of snow expected overnight

3 days ago

Attorney and law firm for CHA sanctioned nearly $60,000 for using ChatGPT in court case

1 day ago

Housing and Development

6 months ago

Judge keeps move-out date for South Shore building raided by feds, sending residents scrambling

1 day ago

Casinos and Gambling

4 days ago

Bally's Chicago casino renderings preview poker room, gaming floor

1 day ago

Chicago food companies like Mush, Farmer's Fridge flourish as consumers move away from processed foods

4 days ago

Belmont Cragin restaurant owners say business ticking up — but not back to pre-immigration enforcement levels

5 days ago

Chicago is a drinker's paradise — even for the sober and the sober-curious among us

7 days ago

High School Basketball Scores

16 days ago

Monday's high school basketball scores

1 day ago

Super 25 Basketball Rankings

9 days ago

Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 7, 2025

2 days ago

Sunday's high school basketball scores

2 days ago

Heisman Trophy Trust announces four finalists for college football's top award

1 day ago

Notre Dame, left out of College Football Playoff, declines bowl consideration

1 day ago

No. 1 Indiana will face Oklahoma or Alabama in college football playoff

2 days ago

Bulls searching for some sort of return to early-season success

15 hours ago

Losing is taking a toll as Bulls' unity is starting to splinter

1 day ago

Bulls keep searching for missing identity and a way to end the losing

9 hours ago

Blackhawks hoping Sam Rinzel can get 'swagger' back in AHL

19 hours ago

Blackhawks impressed by Artyom Levshunov's calmness in chaotic situations: 'He's never rushing'

1 day ago

Blackhawks' disastrous weekend leads to inflection point: Where is their season headed?

1 day ago

Bleak stats on white men not shocking

1 day ago

Architecture and Design

6 months ago

Obama Presidential Center's first building is complete — Here's an exclusive look

1 day ago

Bears go from Black Friday high to Pack Sunday low. Will one-sided rivalry with Packers ever change?

2 days ago

Curbing wetland protection will water down Chicago area's natural safety system

1 day ago

Vaccine disinformation can scar young Chicagoans, particularly South Side children

4 days ago

I survived prostate cancer. Without ACA tax credits, other Americans may not be as lucky

7 days ago

Many children will lose out without public media access

2 days ago

Police need more scrutiny in gun cases, not less

4 days ago

Improving crisis care, 988 hotline awareness in suburban Cook County

5 days ago

Man shot by police charged after fight with neighbor sparked shootout with cops in Morgan Park

1 day ago

Man fatally shot in North Lawndale

1 day ago

West Side residents demand relief from ballooning property taxes

23 hours ago

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

2 days ago

Architect Frank Gehry who designed Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion and foot bridge dies at 96

4 days ago

Illinois officials will still recommend hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, despite new CDC guidance

4 days ago

A Cicero woman's baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.

2 days ago

Kristi Noem draws protesters at Chicago Christmas tree charity event

3 days ago

Thousands leaving Illinois prisons face high risk of housing instability, new study finds

5 days ago

Krishnamoorthi says he might 'revisit' contributions from ICE contractor, Trump adviser Shyam Sankar

1 day ago

Metra BNSF train strikes vehicle in Hinsdale, woman injured

1 day ago

'This should have been avoided': Late warnings raise red flags in fatal train crash

2 days ago

Most residents don't know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds

1 day ago

CPS Board approves $17.5 million settlement for former student sexually abused at Little Village high school

5 days ago

What Northwestern accepted from the Trump administration to get back $790M in research funds

8 days ago

Chicagoans on the pursuit of happiness

20 hours ago

Critique of Chicago alders' alternative budget proposals

21 hours ago

Cookbooks to buy – and maybe avoid – this gift-giving season

21 hours ago

Helping kids manage divorce during the holiday season

1 day ago

What's in the alternative budget plan Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has rejected?

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