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Housing and Development

1 year ago

What the ROAD to Housing Act means for Chicago

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Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ

1 month ago

Theater and Stages

1 year ago

Chicagoans love dive bars. Now there's a new play in one.

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Mike Davis | WBEZ

1 year ago

Setting goals for all 7 Bears rookies entering training camp

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Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert for most of Chicago area

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Mosquitoes biting? The 'Sewer Monster' is on the case.

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

13 hours ago

Todd Blanche more eager to please Trump than pursue justice

1 hour ago

Mourning Lindsey Graham and the man he never became

2 hours ago

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

11 hours ago

Chicago Corruption Trials

12 hours ago

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

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

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Somer Van Benton | WBEZ

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Dear Abby: Wife's transformation creates new issues at home

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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

5 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

13 days ago

La Voz editor and reporter

13 days ago

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

13 days ago

Man, 70, hospitalized after being pulled from Montrose Harbor

9 hours ago

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

14 hours ago

Architecture and Design

1 year ago

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

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Things To Do

4 years ago

20 things to do in Chicago July 16-22

15 hours ago

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

12 hours ago

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

13 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

16 days ago

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco | WBEZ

22 days ago

Keerti Gopal | Inside Climate News

16 days ago

What to know about diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis in Illinois

17 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

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

19 hours ago

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

17 hours ago

Paycheck Protection Program

16 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

Burglars steal SUV, cause multivehicle crash in Rogers Park

20 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

19 hours ago

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

19 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

21 hours ago

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

1 day ago

Lucy Dacus is making her orchestral debut with the Chicago Philharmonic. It's a full-circle moment.

15 hours ago

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

13 hours ago

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

17 hours ago

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

22 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

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

7 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

9 hours ago

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

1 day ago

Horoscope for Wednesday, July 15, 2026

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

17 hours ago

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

1 day 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

5 days ago

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

14 hours 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

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

5 days ago

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

4 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

4 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.

5 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

18 hours 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

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Chicago School Board

2 months ago

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

16 hours 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

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

1 day ago

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

3 days ago

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

6 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

New state agency should make childcare deserts a top priority

1 day ago

Malfunctioning museum gate could pose safety hazard

3 days ago

Supreme Court's transgender sports decision is another discriminatory blow

5 days ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

Summer balling on a budget

26 minutes ago

What have we learned about GLP-1s

18 hours ago

The Chicago-created pie you might not have heard about

19 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?

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