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Arts and Culture

8 months ago

Pineapple on pizza? Jordan Abell wants you to argue about this and other hot-button issues.

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High School Football Scores

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2026 IHSA state football playoff pairings and scores

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High School Football

6 months ago

Playoff pairings quick takes: Loyola vs. Mount Carmel rematch, Huntley and St. Rita are the bracket winners

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Bears-Falcons: What to Watch for

17 hours ago

Malcolm X College West Campus reopens with Danny K. Davis Community Center

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'No Kings' rallies across Chicago area call for election participation: 'Make your voice heard'

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Pope Leo leaves Rome's Gemelli hospital 4 days after lung cancer surgery

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Housing and Development

1 year ago

Rising mortgage rates and home prices sidelining buyers but now is the time to purchase, report says

1 day ago

Notre Dame's last-minute drive comes up short in loss at BYU

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Fire clinch playoff berth despite loss to Revolution

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Instant predictions: Picking every game in the 2026 IHSA Class 8A state football playoffs

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Dear Abby: Judgmental sister demands childcare commitment

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

1 month ago

Illinois is the Land of Lincoln, the Prairie State and... America's Pumpkin Capital. Here's why.

1 day ago

Hate comes for South Asians — again

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Chicago Public Media special correspondent

2 days ago

Lookalike tan suit Barack Obama wore on Larry David's HBO show is missing

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Root out abuse built on white supremacy, religious intolerance

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Which Chicago neighborhood feels like a small town? Here's what you told us

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Chicago civil rights leader Al Raby is memorialized with a street dedication

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Chicago School Board

5 months ago

Insufficient evidence that Chicago School Board candidate engaged in sexual misconduct, watchdog report finds

1 day ago

Cash floods CPS School Board races, with big money groups outraising Chicago Teachers Union 5 to 1

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Lawsuits accuse Chicago delivery robot companies of collecting biometric data

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A Chicago billionaire is now a chief foe of Mayor Johnson and the CTU. Just who is Michael Sacks?

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Paycheck Protection Program

2 days ago

More PPP fraud by Chicago cops found; city's inspector general now says 44 cheated COVID relief programs

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Lobbyist campaign cash helps fuel Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's run for U.S. Senate seat Dick Durbin is leaving

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Woman confronts former Mormon leader she says molested her decades ago as a child at Chicago-area church

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How to vote in the November 2026 Illinois general election

17 days ago

CPS Elected School Board 2026: Find your candidates and understand the races

27 days ago

What you need to know about Chicago's historic school board election

27 days ago

Meet the candidates for Chicago School Board president

24 days ago

Chicago's 20 school board races: Who's running and how the campaigns are taking shape

23 days ago

How we made the CPS School Board voter guide

27 days ago

Key education endorsements for CPS School Board candidates

27 days ago

Should Chicago close more schools? Candidates for school board president diverge on key issue

1 month ago

As school board election nears, CPS parents incensed by political group at school event

25 days ago

Handful of competitive suburban races rev up November General Assembly elections

1 day ago

Mayor Johnson's campaign cash dips below $380,000, while front-runner Giannoulias has $19 million

1 day ago

Mayor Johnson signs executive order to protect the rights of adults 60 years and older

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Gov. JB Pritzker outspending Darren Bailey's campaign 25-to-1 in Illinois governor race

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Illinois Commerce Commission approves $81M Nicor rate hike

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3 kids hospitalized after ingesting 'unknown substance' at South Side school

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4 men injured in Little Village drive-by shooting

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4 Chicago area congressional offices receive suspicious letters amid wave of preelection threats

1 day ago

Chicago man charged with grooming teen

1 day ago

Old Town School of Folk teacher Ted Johnson, who shared 'magic' of music with decades of students, has died

1 day ago

Verne Allison of The Dells, R&B group from Harvey that hit big with 'Oh What a Night,' has died at 90

2 days ago

Share your spookiest Chicago pumpkin pics!

2 days ago

Chance the Rapper prevails again in legal battle with former manager

2 days ago

Private event venue planned for 96th floor of former Hancock building

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2026 IHSA Class 8A state football playoff pairings and scores

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2026 IHSA Class 7A state football playoff pairings and scores

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Stars hand Blackhawks first loss with Connor Bedard this season

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2026 IHSA Class 6A state football playoff pairings and scores

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2026 IHSA Class 5A state football playoff pairings and scores

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Bears coach Ben Johnson brought it all on himself

14 hours ago

Bears QB Caleb Williams in line to start Sunday

17 hours ago

Bears activate CB Kyler Gordon

20 hours ago

Sunday starts a crucial 5-day test for Bears' Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams

17 hours ago

Coming off brutal game vs. Packers, Bears' defense now tangles with Falcons MVP candidate Bijan Robinson

1 day ago

Bulls guard Josh Giddey is preparing himself for the upcoming air show

1 day ago

Nic Claxton expected to be only Bull not available to start season

1 day ago

Bulls guard Tre Jones sees a second unit loaded with weapons and talent

2 days ago

Horoscope for Sunday, October 18, 2026

9 hours ago

Dear Abby: Daughter with grudges makes herself hard to love

1 day ago

Horoscope for Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First frost of season possible Saturday morning

2 days ago

A 'historically' strong El Niño is expected to make for a milder Chicago winter

2 days ago

Chicago area smashes nearly 2-decade record high heat

4 days ago

Chicago puts in bid to host 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 day ago

Cubs parking lot expansion greenlit by Plan Commission but with less spaces

2 days ago

Social Security recipients will get 3.6% cost-of-living boost, an average of $75 a month

3 days ago

Betty Liu's Sesame-Cumin Chicken is double-fried for flavor and crispiness

3 days ago

Ming-Na Wen's recipe for Popo's wontons is as good as gold in her family

4 days ago

Rising fuel prices another blow to Chicago restaurants

8 days ago

2026 IHSA Class 4A state football playoff pairings and scores

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2026 IHSA Class 3A state football playoff pairings and scores

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2026 IHSA Class 2A state football playoff pairings and scores

12 hours ago

Northwestern nips Michigan State, ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald 24-21 in down-to-wire affair

16 hours ago

Northwestern's run-in with Pat Fitzgerald, Michigan State (Go, Green!) is here. Who wins at Spartan Stadium?

1 day ago

Northwestern moves into AP Top 25; Georgia takes over at No. 1

6 days ago

Bulls would love to see versatile big Jalen Smith continue spacing out

3 days ago

Bulls' Noa Essengue looking to prove he can be a physical player

3 days ago

A few wait-and-sees surround the Bulls as regular season approaches

4 days ago

Kevin Korchinski is stuck in purgatory, and the Blackhawks have no logical solutions

20 hours ago

Analyzing Connor Bedard's first two games back with the Blackhawks: 'Special player doing special things'

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Can the Blackhawks' full-strength lineup use its speed to pressure like Jeff Blashill wants?

2 days ago

Pope Leo XIV

6 days ago

First images released of Pope Leo celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery

1 day ago

Nation and World

1 year ago

More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park

2 days ago

Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

2 days ago

Trump denies Illinois disaster relief request for summer storms

9 days ago

Family of Silverio Villegas González seeks damages over fatal ICE shooting near Chicago

9 days ago

Former Itasca, West Chicago police officers charged with felony misuse of Flock cameras

11 days ago

Gun jammed when neo-Nazi attempted mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora, prosecutors say

2 days ago

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 proposes closure of 2 elementary schools

3 days ago

Palatine man, 19, plotted mass shooting at Hindu place of worship, police say

3 days ago

4 takeaways from CPS School Board president forum

3 days ago

No arrests in wake of reported sexual assault at University of Chicago frat house, police say

3 days ago

University of Chicago reported assault puts fraternity safety problems in spotlight

2 days ago

A letter to the late Lindsey Graham

2 days ago

Architecture and Design

1 year ago

Lee Bey's Open House Chicago must-see sights

1 day ago

To close the death gap, hospitals must get active where patients live

4 days ago

Wildfire smoke preparedness is essential to protect most vulnerable Chicagoans

11 days ago

As a proud Italian American, I can't get behind the Christopher Columbus adoration

11 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Thrifting is for need, not for greed

1 day ago

Take it easy and mail in your midterm election ballot

1 day ago

Remembering a mother's anguish over Our Lady of the Angels School fire

3 days ago

Cook County sheriff's officer sues WWE, wrestler for 'unwanted' lap dance during live show

2 days ago

Chicago cop accused of firing 2 guns during off-duty shooting is stripped of his police powers

1 day ago

Boy, 15, fatally shot in Riverdale

2 days ago

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Say More's 2026 fall theater guide, plus the theater of the mind with David Byrne

1 day ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Oct. 16, 2026: Gubernatorial candidates face off, legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka dies, and more

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

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How do you put your money where your mouth is when it comes to the environment?

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