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Food and Drink

1 year ago

Fans line up for Mikono, Chicago's first Greek froyo shop, as it goes from pop-up to permanent in Pilsen

2 days ago

Paycheck Protection Program

10 hours ago

8 more Chicago police officers face firing over PPP loan fraud, City Hall watchdog says

10 hours ago

Architecture and Design

1 year ago

7 tons and whaddya get? $243K for a Frank Gehry desk

8 hours ago

Magnolia Bakery temporarily closes after health inspection finds roaches, other violations

8 hours ago

Chicago School Board

2 months ago

CPS will lay off 760 teachers, cut 5 student nonattendance days in bid to close budget deficit

10 hours ago

Sarah Karp | WBEZ

11 hours ago

What to know about diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis in Illinois

10 hours ago

Mayor Johnson's plan to crack down on ICE agents under City Council scrutiny

13 hours ago

Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ

3 months ago

Chicago immigrant advocates reiterate calls to abolish ICE after fatal shootings in Houston, Maine

5 hours ago

Chicago Corruption Trials

6 hours ago

Judge gives ex-Summit police chief three years in bribery plot: 'You sounded like a gangster'

6 hours ago

As cyclospora concerns spread, farmers markets highlight importance of local food access

6 hours ago

Somer Van Benton | WBEZ

6 hours ago

MLB trade deadline hard to predict with so many teams in contention for playoffs

7 hours ago

With mayoral race looming, Mayor Johnson falls further behind Giannoulias in fundraising

7 hours ago

Dear Abby: Wife suspects man is still up to his usual tricks

20 hours ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

7 months ago

Alden Loury | WBEZ

1 month ago

Spencer Leak Jr.'s death hits home for me — as it should

4 days ago

Marvels fill the skies overhead, even in the suburbs

1 day ago

Marc H. Morial

2 months ago

America at 250: Civil rights for Black Americans remain under attack

12 days ago

La Voz editor and reporter

12 days ago

How more than a dozen Chicago newsrooms came together to amplify immigration coverage

12 days ago

Man, 70, hospitalized after being pulled from Montrose Harbor

3 hours ago

Chicago police cadet goose-stepped at Jones College Prep while wearing Nazi-like uniform

8 hours ago

Things To Do

4 years ago

20 things to do in Chicago July 16-22

9 hours ago

City Council joins chorus demanding Boutros' resignation as U.S. attorney

6 hours ago

Aurora issues lead water warning after some homes test over federal safety levels

10 hours ago

Dibs for forest preserve groves? Nope, permits take precedent, but not everyone seems to know that, or care

12 days ago

Illinois Senate president's campaign takes, then sheds $50,000 contribution from online casino group

13 days ago

Financial troubles have dogged former Lightfoot aide at center of City Hall hiring, contracting scandal

13 days ago

Why is it so expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?

15 days ago

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco | WBEZ

22 days ago

Keerti Gopal | Inside Climate News

15 days ago

Housing and Development

1 year ago

What the ROAD to Housing Act means for Chicago

10 hours ago

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ

1 month ago

Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot bashed during Todd Blanche confirmation hearing that featured no Boutros questions

13 hours ago

Big financing steps on tap for two major Chicago projects, The 78 and Foundry Park

10 hours ago

2 teens on e-bike hurt in crash with SUV in Libertyville

12 hours ago

Burglars steal SUV, cause multivehicle crash in Rogers Park

14 hours ago

At annual Country Thunder music festival, reports of sexual assaults against young women continue to emerge

21 hours ago

Heat wave brings near-record temps as Chicagoans struggle to stay cool

11 hours ago

DOJ celebrates $1B trade fraud haul, boosted by tariff evasion case

1 day ago

Review: Noah Kahan shows why he's a folk hero for our times in Wrigley Field performance

13 hours ago

Movies and TV

4 years ago

How to be a perfect superyacht guest according to Bravo's 'Below Deck' captains Sandy and Kerry

15 hours ago

Aragon Ballroom marks 100 years of dancing, music and everything in between in Uptown

20 hours ago

Theater and Stages

1 year ago

Review: While occasionally a battle of cicadas vs. stanzas, Oak Park's outdoor theater series aces acting

21 hours ago

Storm's Flau'jae Johnson won't let the Sky forget they passed on her

11 hours ago

Bears to practice at Stevenson High School as part of training camp

16 hours ago

White Sox' Miguel Vargas strikes blow for Chicago with home run in All-Star Game

1 day ago

Next All-Star stop: Wrigley Field, where the last Home Run Derby was so punchless it's truly crazy

1 day ago

DiJonai Carrington is almost ready to play, but she can't save the Sky alone

1 day ago

Christkindlmarket in July? No, it's just a Bears-themed Hallmark movie

2 days ago

ESPN ranks Bears' Caleb Williams above Super Bowl-winning QB

2 days ago

Bears sign third-round pick Sam Roush

5 days ago

Ranking the Bears' position groups for 2026

6 days ago

NFL sets key dates for upcoming season

8 days ago

Bulls just fine riding out growing pains of rookie guard Dailyn Swain

1 day ago

Coach Tiago Splitter finds out setting Bulls culture has growing pains

2 days ago

Bulls may have a rockstar as buzz in Vegas grows around Caleb Wilson

3 days ago

Horoscope for Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Horoscope for Wednesday, July 15, 2026

1 day ago

Dear Abby: In-law's sunny comments get on woman's nerves

1 day ago

Feds to open disaster loan application help centers in wake of June storms

1 day ago

White-bellied pangolin born at Brookfield Zoo

1 day ago

Iconic Loop weather bell to shine again after years in the dark

1 day ago

Mood Fabrics, popularized by 'Project Runway,' expanding to Chicago with new retail concept

21 hours ago

Judge pushing for settlement in West Suburban Medical Center legal fight

1 day ago

South Loop restaurant Reserv facing eviction as former workers allege wage theft

4 days ago

Classic French Nicoise salad is a vibrant entree for brunch or al fresco lunch

1 day ago

Think of this caprese salad as a savory summer parfait

1 day ago

Watermelons are more than a sweet summer treat

1 day ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

Updates on the five nationally ranked high school basketball players that left Illinois for preps schools

1 day ago

An early look at some of next season's top boys high school basketball teams

2 days ago

High School Football

3 months ago

Henry Sakalas picks Spartans; Nazareth teammates Chris Kasky, Luke Injaychock headed to Missouri

4 days ago

'It's in the game,' and then some, with EA's College Football '27

3 days ago

A look back at the Class of 2024, headlined by NBA Draft pick Morez Johnson Jr.

9 days ago

High School Sports

3 months ago

High number of football commits highlights news and notes ahead of the high school season

12 days ago

'Nooooooorm!' makes old school entrance with the Bulls on Saturday

4 days ago

Bulls rookie Dailyn Swain talks about his rough debut and Caleb Wilson

4 days ago

Caleb Wilson's 35 points in Summer League debut ring in new Bulls era

5 days ago

Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson proving he's willing to defy analytics to bet big on a hunch

3 days ago

Blackhawks dealt huge blow with Connor Bedard out until November following shoulder surgery

7 days ago

Blackhawks re-sign prospect goalie Drew Commesso to two-year contract

9 days ago

Nation and World

1 year ago

U.S. launches attacks on Iran as Tehran retaliates against tankers in Strait of Hormuz, Bahrain

1 day ago

Driver fatally shot by ICE in Maine was 26-year-old from Colombia

1 day ago

'Where do they go?' What West Side patients face after their hospital closes.

4 days ago

Illinois Dems trash former state public health chief who's now seeking Senate bid: 'Maine deserves better'

2 days ago

'The kids feel it' — summer camp at Columbia College has kids singing the blues

6 days ago

Mary Morello, Libertyville native, activist and mother of Rage Against the Machine's guitarist, dies at 102

1 day ago

CTA Yellow Line train strikes vehicle in Skokie

1 day ago

Body of 15-year-old boy pulled from Pistakee Lake

1 day ago

5 SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES REMOVED FROM BALLOT, INCLUDING 2 INCUMBENTS

1 day ago

CTU endorses 15 school board candidates, throwing weight behind incumbents, mayoral picks

2 days ago

Chicago school board bars candidates from taking CPS vendors' campaign contributions

5 days ago

America's bees are losing a vital refuge, threatening our food supply

20 hours ago

America's schools are producing a generation of techno-peasants

2 days ago

Older Americans face cuts to safety net programs under a president who is 80

5 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

New state agency should make childcare deserts a top priority

20 hours ago

Malfunctioning museum gate could pose safety hazard

2 days ago

Supreme Court's transgender sports decision is another discriminatory blow

4 days ago

'Give while you live': Who is Museum of Science and Industry founder Julius Rosenwald?

21 hours ago

Woman with cystic fibrosis gets 'first of its kind' quadruple-organ transplant at Northwestern

1 day ago

What have we learned about GLP-1s

12 hours ago

The Chicago-created pie you might not have heard about

13 hours ago

These public pianos are playable art

1 day ago

How will the latest changes to minimum wage affect Chicago-area workers and businesses?

1 day ago

What do recent SNAP changes mean for Chicago?

1 day ago