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Theater and Stages

10 months ago

Steppenwolf Theater receives Sondheim Foundation grant to restart program for new plays

8 hours ago

Mike Davis | WBEZ

9 months ago

Museums and Zoos

10 months ago

Axolotls! Where to see the TikTok famous amphibians in Chicago

8 hours ago

Illinois' NCAA path blocked by Houston, a powerhouse that will be hard to handle in Sweet 16

20 hours ago

ICE agents spotted at O'Hare Airport as partial government shutdown continues to impact travelers

2 hours ago

Araceli Gómez-Aldana | WBEZ

1 month ago

Nation and World

9 months ago

Chicago-area Lebanese Americans mourn dead, try to help loved ones as 1 million displaced by Israeli strikes

8 hours ago

Trump decries Loyola student's killing while pushing deportations; suspect will likely miss court

1 hour ago

Shoes, gun sale led to South Shore shooting that killed 2, wounded 1: report

2 hours ago

Coroner: 4-year-old dies in Mundelein house fire

4 hours ago

Can replacing Illinois' toxic lead pipes lead to a workforce boom?

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Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco | WBEZ

1 month ago

Chicago Lebanese-Americans mourn war victims

4 hours ago

Blackhawks' Nick Lardis delivers when given bigger opportunity

23 minutes ago

Dear Abby: Alcoholic ex refuses to accept it's over

7 hours ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

3 months ago

Natalie Y. Moore

7 months ago

AIPAC has become a political liability for many seeking office

2 days ago

United Airlines' fight for supremacy at O'Hare is terrible for travelers

3 days ago

S. E. Cupp

25 days ago

Government shutdowns, long airport lines have become the new normal

3 days ago

Review: 'Madama Butterfly' at Lyric Opera is a bold, new take on Puccini's beloved opera

8 hours ago

33 people injured when Chicago tour bus crashes in Green Bay

15 hours ago

Review: Cardi B is back and has a lot to get off her chest

19 hours ago

Union TSA workers push back, demand pay as Trump admin floats plan to deploy ICE agents in airports Monday

21 hours ago

Robert Mueller, former FBI director who probed Trump ties to Russia, dies at 81

2 days ago

Judge rules Broadview protest curfew violates First Amendment

16 hours ago

Pritzker quips on weight loss, Rahm and 2028 buzz in Washington speech

1 day ago

ICE officers will help with airport security unless DHS funding bill is passed, Trump says

1 day ago

Woman, 84, dies in Logan Square house fire

1 day ago

Architecture and Design

10 months ago

Chicago seeks to make the West Side's Madison Street shine again

2 days ago

15-year-old girl killed by hit-and-run driver while riding e-scooter in South Shore: police

15 hours ago

Venezuelan migrant charged with murder of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman

16 hours ago

Six killed, several wounded over weekend after two of three men shot in South Shore die

6 hours ago

2 Illinois State University students, 2 kids among 6 shot in Normal

22 hours ago

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost big where property taxes in city, suburbs soared

2 days ago

Alden Loury | WBEZ

8 months ago

Brandon Johnson's budget director got illegal property tax breaks for 5 years

2 days ago

Chicago Park District pays more than $2 million to lifeguard over 'exploitation and sexual assault'

2 days ago

Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ

4 months ago

On average, an L rider gets shoved onto the tracks from CTA platforms every month

7 days ago

Chicago women embrace 'Hot Girl Walk' trend to build confidence, community

1 day ago

Arts and Culture

1 month ago

Chicago's own Savannah Banana-style exhibition baseball teams are rolling out

2 days ago

Chance the Rapper prevails in legal battle with ex-manager

2 days ago

What kind of museum is missing from Chicago? Here's what you told us

3 days ago

Murals and Mosaics

10 months ago

Train riders get lost in Union Station mural while they wait

3 days ago

White Sox' Miguel Vargas setting the bar high in Year 2: 'He's talked about winning a Gold Glove'

4 hours ago

White Sox sign catcher Reese McGuire, leaving Korey Lee as odd man out

17 hours ago

Why Blackhawks' worse season than Ducks, Sharks largely stems from overtime luck

19 hours ago

Do Cubs have enough starting pitching to carry them to finish line?

19 hours ago

Cubs' roster still has 'balls in the air,' Jed Hoyer says

20 hours ago

New tax rules are changing charitable deductions — here's how to make the most of them

1 month ago

Strategies to consider if you're looking to reduce capital gains taxes

1 month ago

Sabrina Parys | NerdWallet

1 month ago

What taxpayers need to know about savings plans, tax changes in 2026

1 month ago

Congress passed Trump's sweeping tax bill. Here's how it'll affect your returns

27 days ago

Bears coach Ben Johnson was a savvy problem solver in Year 1 — now he has to do it all over again

2 days ago

Bears QB Caleb Williams moves to trademark 'Iceman' moniker

4 days ago

LB Jack Sanborn rejoins Bears after year with Cowboys

4 days ago

Bears sign DT James Lynch to 1-year deal

5 days ago

Northwestern OT Caleb Tiernan is a college rarity — and a future pro

5 days ago

Can the Bulls avoid turning March Madness into June draft sadness?

1 day ago

As Bulls' season dwindles down, there are still key personnel questions

1 day ago

Bulls guard Tre Jones is careful not to upset the basketball gods

2 days ago

Horoscope for Monday, March 23, 2026

13 hours ago

Dear Abby: Husband puts food above all else in his life

1 day ago

Horoscope for Sunday, March 22, 2026

1 day ago

Endangered rhino born at Lincoln Park Zoo

3 days ago

Chicago set for weekend of 60+ degree temps

2 days ago

Transportation department's changes to federal diversity program risks hurting Chicago's small businesses

2 days ago

Inside the debate behind Chicago's food delivery robots

2 days ago

City Council freezes pay for tipped workers at 76% of minimum wage to help struggling restaurants

4 days ago

Marcus Samuelsson shares a comfort-food recipe for oxtail pepperpot with dumplings

5 days ago

Bring the taste of a faraway destination to your kitchen with lamb stew with figs and chickpeas

5 days ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

2026 City/Suburban Hoops Report All-State team

2 hours ago

2026 City/Suburban Hoops Report Player of the Year: Warren's Jaxson Davis

2 hours ago

High School Sports

4 days ago

Northwestern lands a Hilltopper twosome

4 days ago

Is Big Ten-packed Sweet 16 the dream scenario for championship-starved conference?

20 hours ago

Illinois routs VCU to reach Sweet 16, where host Houston awaits

1 day ago

Can Illinois' Keaton Wagler, David Mirkovic keep carrying their team? And how far?

2 days ago

Bulls proving rebuilds aren't supposed to look pretty or be pain-free

3 days ago

Still a lot of 'what could've been' with former Bull Lonzo Ball

2 days ago

As lottery standings tighten, Bulls offer little resistance vs. Raptors

2 days ago

Blackhawks about to get first glimpse of Anton Frondell, whose NHL success could determine fate of rebuild

1 day ago

Blackhawks unsurprisingly routed by league-best Avalanche: 'We didn't have it'

2 days ago

How the NHL's rising salary cap could eventually benefit the Blackhawks

3 days ago

Elmhurst college student's death in Barcelona was likely an accident, Spanish police say

2 days ago

Darren Bailey wins Illinois Republican primary, setting up rematch against Gov. JB Pritzker

5 days ago

Federal judge extends order blocking Trump cuts to Illinois public health funding

6 days ago

Should more Illinoisans have a college degree or workforce credential? A new state group is figuring that out

9 days ago

Definition of a company man? Calbert Wright, who's been working at Ford's Chicago Heights plant since 1963

2 days ago

Body of missing college student from Elmhurst found in Barcelona

3 days ago

Mayor threatens to shut down Elk Grove motel where woman was stabbed to death

4 days ago

Park District paints over César Chavez mural as calls grow to rename public buildings in Chicago

2 days ago

CPS revokes Aspira's ability to operate charter schools in Chicago in rare move

3 days ago

Former Aspira students try to adapt after troubled charter operator closes schools midyear

3 days ago

WNBA players legitimize women's pro basketball with groundbreaking CBA

2 days ago

Iran war carried out to boost Trump's ego and soothe his 'psychic wounds'

2 days ago

My reproductive health rights vanished while in prison

5 days ago

A model to fix Illinois' broken primary system

7 days ago

Mayor Johnson stripped neighborhoods of improvements by raiding TIFs

7 days ago

Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

Lebanese who persist in spite of war are my heroes

7 hours ago

No-cash bail is veering off the rails, inmates warn

2 days ago

Women's NCAA brackets in Sun-Times deserve same presentation as men's

3 days ago

Man dies after Roseland stabbing

20 hours ago

Four men gunned down in five hours during attacks citywide

2 hours ago

1 dead, 1 critical after after Greater Grand Crossing crash

20 hours ago

It's the first day of spring, so get to cleaning!

3 days ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, March 20, 2026: Primary election results, City Council raises downtown hotel tax and more

3 days ago

The cost of ICE, and the cost of travel

4 days ago

Parables abound in graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's dystopian masterpiece

4 days ago

The life and legacy of Vernita Gray, a Chicago liberation activist

4 days ago