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Letters to the Editor

2 years ago

Enhanced prevention efforts, resources tied to declining domestic violence deaths

6 days ago

Deep Tunnel reservoir will take at least a month to drain

15 hours ago

White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters named to AL All-Star team

18 hours ago

Two women, 36 and 40, found dead in Bucktown home

12 hours ago

What do Chicago teens need to feel welcome Downtown? 7 shared their ideas

6 hours ago

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

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Kristen Schorsch | WBEZ

5 months ago

Rev. Michael Pfleger removed from St. Sabina Church amid investigation into decades-old sex abuse claim

9 hours ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Supreme Court's transgender sports decision is another discriminatory blow

1 day ago

Javier Assad wraps first half as one of Cubs' pitching lifesavers, but team's quest for health far from over

9 hours ago

White Sox use pitching, defense to beat Athletics 1-0

11 hours ago

Sox get their man, picking Roch Cholowsky with top overall pick in MLB Draft

12 hours ago

Dear Abby: Struggling daughter seems uninterested in helping herself

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

7 months ago

Alden Loury | WBEZ

29 days ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

Marc H. Morial

2 months ago

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

9 days ago

La Voz editor and reporter

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

Woman killed, 9-year-old child injured in Englewood crash

20 hours ago

How we photographed Chicago's flooded streets

1 day ago

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

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What's the most memorable summer job you had growing up in the Chicago area? Here's what you told us.

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FAA extends flight limits at O'Hare Airport

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

12 days ago

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco | WBEZ

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Keerti Gopal | Inside Climate News

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Funeral services announced for George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Company

1 day ago

Chicago School Board

2 months ago

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

1 day ago

Pitchfork Festivals sues co-founder, claiming $564k in funds were misappropriated

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

1 day ago

Court monitor dings city for lacking fully compliant accessible crosswalk signals for impaired pedestrians

1 day ago

Man found fatally shot in Roseland

21 hours ago

Fifth heat-related death recorded in Chicago area

1 day ago

Ex-Chicago ransomware negotiator gets nearly 6 years in prison for aiding hackers

1 day ago

Indicted downstate Rep. Carol Ammons won't step down: 'I have done nothing wrong'

1 day ago

Ravinia makeover features bigger stage, wider chairs, better acoustics — but fewer seats

1 day ago

Murals and Mosaics

1 year ago

Albany Park artist draws inspiration from science

1 day ago

Movies and TV

4 years ago

Christopher Nolan on adapting 'The Odyssey,' casting Matt Damon and what he learned about movies in Chicago

2 days ago

Art is all around you at the Obama Presidential Center

3 days ago

Chicago-born director Alex Russell and jazz musician Rob Mazurek to appear at Mubi Fest

3 days ago

Cubs take Ole Miss pitcher Cade Townsend with 23rd overall pick

12 hours ago

Michael Conforto bouncing back with best offensive season in years as Cubs laud veteran's 'selflessness'

12 hours ago

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

12 hours ago

White Sox select Roch Cholowsky with first overall pick in MLB draft

17 hours ago

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

20 hours ago

Bears sign third-round pick Sam Roush

1 day ago

Ranking the Bears' position groups for 2026

3 days ago

NFL sets key dates for upcoming season

4 days ago

Bears QB Caleb Williams sends Pope Leo an autographed jersey, which could be a sneak peek of rivalry uniform

6 days ago

Fox broadcaster Mark Schlereth: Bears' Caleb Williams 'not a good quarterback' despite progress

5 days ago

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

1 day ago

Vegas baby as Bulls' Caleb Wilson wants to impress in Summer League

2 days ago

Bulls can feel good about sticking to script first week of free agency

8 days ago

Horoscope for Sunday, July 12, 2026

6 hours ago

Dear Abby: Wife who married young has often heard she missed out

1 day ago

Horoscope for Saturday, July 11, 2026

1 day ago

When it rains, stench soars near Thornton Reservoir

2 days ago

Family of 2 siblings killed in Lake Geneva boat accident raise money to support charity in their memory

3 days ago

Girl, 8, fatally struck by lightning during storm in LaSalle County

3 days ago

Jim Anixter, businessman and Cubs superfan known as 'The Pink Hat Guy,' has died at 81

2 days ago

Trader Joe's in North Center nabs union win after two-year ordeal

2 days ago

Cash App parent company agrees to $45 million settlement with Illinois, 44 other states

3 days ago

Food and Drink

1 year ago

Taste of Chicago 2026 shows off city's international food scene. Here are 5 must-try dishes.

3 days ago

Looking for coffee at the Obama Presidential Center? The '44 Reserve' blend has 40-year Chicago legacy

4 days ago

Roasted red pepper chermoula sauce lets rib-eye steaks shine in purest form

8 days ago

High School Football

3 months ago

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

22 hours ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

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

5 days ago

High School Sports

3 months ago

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

8 days ago

The 20 things in sports I only wish I could declare independence from this year

7 days ago

Illinois affirms trans girls can play on girls' sports teams, as Supreme Court upholds state bans

11 days ago

I swam the 'Greenberg mile' and lived to tell about it

12 days ago

Former Bulls coach Billy Donovan joins Spurs staff: report

9 days ago

Bulls slow-play through start of free agency but land Norman Powell

10 days ago

Bulls crawl into free agency taking care of own and inking Zach Collins

11 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

5 days ago

Blackhawks prospect updates: Vaclav Nestrasil continues rise toward top of pool

6 days ago

Durbin travels to Turkey to help rebuild NATO alliance amid Trump's unpredictable relationship with allies

3 days ago

Attorneys general, state officials sue over 2nd federal attempt to cut permanent housing funds

4 days ago

Arts and Culture

5 months ago

Obama Presidential Center visitors share 'bittersweet' reflections on America's 250th birthday

3 days ago

Chicago area jostled by 2.9 magnitude earthquake

3 days ago

'Shell-shocked' Chicago scientists raise alarm about federal overhaul of research grant funding

4 days ago

Illinois health officials warn of high rate of 'explosive diarrhea' caused by contaminated fruits, vegetables

3 days ago

A dissident family fled Russia after their home was set on fire. Trump's administration wants to deport them.

2 days ago

Suspect in Indiana trooper's shooting found shot to death

1 day ago

Wadsworth man charged with downloading nearly 200,000 child sexual abuse files

1 day ago

As more colleges shut down, this one in Palos Heights lives on virtually

7 days ago

Architecture and Design

1 year ago

Bowen High — Schurz High School's overlooked architectural doppelgänger — gets recognized at last

10 days ago

Can Illinois' newest state agency improve early childhood services? Officials hope so.

10 days ago

Squabble between Sky, Skylar Diggins was predictable, but it happened more quickly than many thought it would

23 hours ago

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

2 days ago

Cook County sticks to plan to curb gun violence as federal funds dry up

4 days ago

The American experiment depends on the acts of ordinary people

9 days ago

Clapback to a critic: Obama Presidential Center enhances South Side's charm

2 days ago

CPS parents are still waiting for state to properly fund schools

3 days ago

2 killed in minivan-semitruck crash in Hegewisch

1 day ago

Motorcyclist, 33, killed in Dunning crash

1 day ago

One dead after semi, vehicle collide on Dan Ryan Expressway

1 day ago

They're spreading irritation – and even disease – across Illinois

1 day ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, July 10, 2026: $130 million budget shortfall, exits in Illinois House and more

1 day ago

How are Americans feeling about the U.S.?

1 day ago

The White Sox turnaround even the fans didn't see coming

2 days ago

Can Illinois afford to pay for SNAP?

2 days ago