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Photos: The Smashing Pumpkins, HorsegiirL, Suki Waterhouse, Zara Larsson at Lollapalooza Day 2

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Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ staff

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Review: It's Finn Wolfhard's first Lollapalooza. But his music is no stranger to Chicago

10 hours ago

White Sox looking a lot like Rays, and that's not by accident

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Housing and Development

1 year ago

Got cash? With few properties on sale, Chicago homebuyers are having bidding wars

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Chicago teens riff on 'Love Island,' 'aura' trend to pitch campaigns pushing peers to put down guns

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Watchdog's report on Benton raises more questions about Speaker Welch's handling of sexual harassment

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Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Durbin must reject sneaky move to expand ICE authority

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Diversity is good for business, report on Black consumer spending finds

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If you could perform on any stage in Chicago, which one would you choose? Here's what you told us

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How we photographed the aftermath of basketball coach Tim Bankston's shooting

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Review: The Smashing Pumpkins, well, smashed it with special guests Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud

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Dear Abby: Long-suffering wife and mother is ready to move on

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Review: Slayyyter, in a last-minute switch to a prestige stage, finds her best Worst self

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How one influencer navigated the TikTok to IRL pipeline at this year's Lollapalooza

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Review: Lorde opens woman-forward Lollapalooza with a powerful set and Charli xcx duet

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Review: John Summit may be having the most fun at Lollapalooza

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Review: Sombr, with margarita in hand, struts into Lollapalooza like he owns the place

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Natalie Y. Moore

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Memorial to Burge torture victims is about acknowledging pain, healing

8 days ago

Visual artist captures broader picture of South Asian, Muslim immigrant communities

15 days ago

A root canal AND rotator cuff surgery? Lucky me.

10 days ago

WNBA's Sophie Cunningham is the woman of the moment

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Review: Zara Larsson tunes out the gray day with her brand of pure pop sunshine

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Heavy rain expected at Lollapalooza. Here's what to know.

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Illinois Institute of Technology cuts 160 faculty and staff just before fall semester

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Murals and Mosaics

1 year ago

Our free exhibition at Navy Pier of Chicago murals and other public art is newly updated

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Cook County Health predicts charity care will soar to highest level in over a decade

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As Illinois House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch navigates a new crisis, an older scandal remains unresolved

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At Joliet prison, desperate men set themselves on fire

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Chaotic, crowded Chicago immigration mega court hearings are fueling record deportation orders

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Secrecy over sex abuse permeates traditionalist Catholic group whose leaders were excommunicated by Pope Leo

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New Illinois law aims to rein in social media apps that get kids hooked on scrolling

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Contractor who died in Downers Grove storm sewer identified

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Trump administration stops work on Great Lakes Asian carp project near Joliet

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ChiArts funding vote postponed as CPS board debates budget consequences

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Chicago School Board

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Chicago School Board approves budget that reverses layoffs, but counts on shaky state funds

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1 dead in wrong-way Dan Ryan Expy. crash

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2 hurt in West Garfield Park shooting

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Man dead, woman injured in North Lawndale drive-by, police say

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3 people found dead in Chicago Lawn apartment

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Ahead of Lollapalooza performance, Charli xcx meets fans for a chat at Chicago's Reckless Records

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Photos: Lorde, John Summit headline Lollapalooza Day 1

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Museums and Zoos

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After tumultuous period, new Chicago History Museum president looks to the future

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Lollapalooza 2026 kicks off in Grant Park — Day 1, what to know

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White Sox pound Rays for four home runs, take three-game lead in AL Central

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Shota Imanaga pitches well, but Cubs blanked by Yankees

9 hours ago

FIFA president Gianni Infantino drops plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity

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Sky could lose forward Chloe Bibby to the Lynx

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Cubs' Justin Steele says recovery is progressing, but no timetable for his return

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Bears Training Camp Report: Practice No. 3

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Amid contract talks, Bears RT Darnell Wright knows he'll 'be here for a long time'

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Jaguars coach Liam Coen sideswipes Bears QB Caleb Williams, and there's surely more of that on its way

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Jaguars coach bemoans attention given Bears QB Caleb Williams

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Bulls have sneaky depth with a few outsiders trying to crack rotation

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Trump calls LeBron James 'maybe a racist' compared to Michael Jordan

7 days ago

LeBron James will close out his career with the Philadelphia 76ers

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Horoscope for Saturday, August 01, 2026

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Dear Abby: Wife wouldn't be counted among musician's biggest fans

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Horoscope for Friday, July 31, 2026

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What to know after tornadoes tore through Chicago suburbs

2 days ago

Two more tornadoes confirmed, brings Monday total to 7

1 day ago

Oak Lawn man's death tied to mid-July heat wave

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Developers break ground on Chicago's first all-electric geothermal apartment tower

3 days ago

Is Hawthorne Race Course being torn down for a data center? Cicero thinks so.

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Furniture to tech: Lithuania's economy a bright spot amid Trump's tariffs

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Food and Drink

1 year ago

A Rohingya Muslim immigrant dreamed of opening a restaurant. Now she owns Asian Homecook in West Ridge

3 days ago

Southern chef and cookbook author Vivian Howard embraces okra and aims to change minds with her recipes

3 days ago

Laos' famous beer brand Beerlao makes a splash in the Midwest

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High School Basketball

4 years ago

A different summer. The college recruiting scene has drastically changed in local high school basketball.

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Crane's Jamier Montgomery and Bolingbrook's Brady Pettigrew made the most of summer basketball

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TF North basketball coach and former Simeon star Tim Bankston found fatally shot in Auburn Gresham home

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Northwestern coach David Braun professes championship mentality for Wildcats

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Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald embracing his fresh start

2 days ago

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema is bullish on the Big Ten

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Bulls' Derrick Rose chosen for cover of NBA 2K27 video game

9 days ago

Bulls' Caleb Wilson is a summer winner after dazzling in Vegas

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How Bulls might replace late TV analyst Stacey King — here are 5 candidates

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How Blackhawks rookie Roman Kantserov is preparing for the NHL: 'I can do this'

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Forecasting Blackhawks' lines with Patrick Kane and Bowen Byram — but without Connor Bedard

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Patrick Kane determined to help Blackhawks' new generation make the playoffs

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Nation and World

1 year ago

CBS' '60 minutes' announces new slate of correspondents for upcoming season

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Temporary protected status ends for Haitian and Syrian immigrants

4 days ago

Ex-cop convicted of Sonya Massey's murder denied early prison release

15 hours ago

Women's pro baseball comes home to Illinois, paving the way for next generation of ballplayers

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Westchester man died from heat stress, autopsy finds

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After decades behind bars, Ivy Kelly was given a choice: Walk free or keep fighting to clear his name

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Family mourns Des Plaines woman killed in Fox River boat crash over the weekend

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2 people, dog fatally shot inside Harvey home

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Latino high schools hit especially hard by teacher cuts in CPS budget heading for vote

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Mayor makes a last appointment to Chicago school board, choosing leader on school integration plan

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At least 5 Chicago School Board races to be uncontested as another candidate kicked off ballot

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Trump's new tariffs are just as questionable as his previous ones

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Senate finally starts defying Trump

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Trump is our cold-blooded leader

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ComEd's $15 billion grid plan fuels questionable spending

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'Act of God' an excuse for government's poor flood preparation

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Sun-Times reporter's Lithuania ties resonate

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Illinois stacks the deck against independent candidates

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Breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug illustrates importance of research

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Kennedy-King College security guard accused of shooting woman in Lincoln Park in June

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Chicago police release videos of suspects sought in fatal South Shore shooting

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Chicago police searching for man who injured woman in hit-and-run crash on Lakefront Trail

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Should you take your kids to Lollapalooza?

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, July 31, 2026: Mayoral campaigns kick off, tornadoes touch down in the suburbs and more

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Chicagopalooza: local musicians take the Lolla stage

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What song keeps the blues away?

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Why is everyone suddenly playing Mahjong?

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