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Housing and Development

1 year ago

Salt Shed owners eye amphitheater expansion across from popular West Town venue

9 hours ago

'Fearless' Humboldt penguin joins colony at Brookfield Zoo

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson shows he's far from the usual rookie in clutch victory

6 hours ago

DOJ allowed to join lawsuit against Evanston reparations program for Black residents

9 hours ago

CPS high school graduation and college enrollment rates rise, but many students still struggle to finish

8 hours ago

Bears lose TE Cole Kmet for the season with knee injury

13 hours ago

City inspects funeral home where 55 decaying bodies were found amid calls for its demolition

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High School Football

6 months ago

Mark Williams sparkles in the clutch as Naperville Central beats Warren in the 8A playoffs

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Lane's defense dominates with 5 interceptions, 3 TDs in playoff win against Joliet Central

3 hours ago

Sophomore Jaydin Edmondson is at the top of the state

4 hours ago

Dear Abby: Grandparents worry about drug use around grandchild

20 hours ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

1 month ago

Natalie Y. Moore

27 days ago

New transit authority, new opportunity

20 hours ago

I'm not shocked that systems fail sexual assault survivors

2 days ago

Hate comes for South Asians — again

6 days ago

Griffin MSI defends its criticized Welcome Hall design

1 day ago

Ann Tighe, attorney who was a finalist in consideration to be city's top federal prosecutor, dies at 87

8 hours ago

A jury set to decide who owns the work of Henry Darger, Chicago's most famous outsider artist

12 hours ago

After a year of unusual weather in Chicago, should you brace for winter?

19 hours ago

3 years after Kennedy Expressway rehab, traffic is still a nightmare

13 hours ago

Tell us your Kennedy traffic horror story

13 hours ago

This Illinois law was supposed to help families. It's failing them instead.

1 day ago

Data centers will cost ComEd $3 billion, but consumer groups worry Illinois households will be on the hook

1 day ago

Almost all lawsuits brought in Chicago's federal court over deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes have been resolved

3 days ago

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

6 days ago

2026 Illinois Midterm Elections Voter Guide

2 days ago

Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ staff

2 months ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Meet the candidates for Chicago School Board president

29 days ago

Chicago's 20 school board races: How the campaigns are taking shape

5 days ago

4 takeaways from CPS School Board president forum

9 days ago

Key education endorsements for CPS School Board candidates

1 month ago

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

3 days ago

Long a foregone conclusion, property tax hikes will no longer be a given under elected CPS board

10 days ago

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

1 month ago

CPS approves $300,000 for family of girl who endured years of racist bullying

1 day ago

CPS board approves new lunchroom workers contract that raises wages

1 day ago

ComEd's Lincoln Park substation shouldn't be built, judges say

1 day ago

Mayor Johnson announces plan to expand food access, create indoor public markets

1 day ago

It's not too late to register to vote. Here's what you need to know to cast your ballot by Nov. 3.

1 day ago

Man critically wounded in afternoon North Lawndale shooting

8 hours ago

Man sexually assaulted tenant after strangling another woman in same Chatham apartment, police say

12 hours ago

Man charged with fatally stabbing man near Avondale railroad tracks

14 hours ago

Charges pending after hourslong police standoff on Far South Side

1 day ago

Arts and Culture

8 months ago

5 places in Chicago you may not know were haunted

21 hours ago

Theater and Stages

1 year ago

Review: 'Mud Row' encapsulates universal experience of Black families and conflict that tears many apart

6 hours ago

Chicago Shakespeare Theater chief Kimberly Motes to step down

1 day ago

Movies and TV

4 years ago

Derrick Rose embraces filmmaking in his post-hoops second act: 'I love the untold stories'

4 hours ago

Woman has baby. Baby sprouts black feathers. Horror ensues.

1 day ago

Canadiens much further along in their rebuild than Blackhawks are in theirs

6 hours ago

Bulls coming up with plan for rookie guard Dailyn Swain, and it involves G League

7 hours ago

Bears coach Ben Johnson on failed trick play: 'Shooters shoot. ... We missed'

8 hours ago

College football second-half preview and Week 8 predictions

9 hours ago

Connor Hellebuyck trade shakes up Central Division, but Blackhawks must stay focused on themselves

10 hours ago

Halas Intrigue podcast: Bears keep it rolling

1 day ago

Bears coach Ben Johnson considers TE Cole Kmet's right knee injury serious

1 day ago

Bears K Cairo Santos 'annoyed' by miss even after booting career-long FG

1 day ago

Bears hang on to beat Patriots 30-24 as Cairo Santos seals victory with career-long 58-yard field goal

1 day ago

Bulls will broadcast 20 home games in Spanish via SAP

14 hours ago

Bulls hoping that whupping in season debut in Toronto was rock bottom for rebuild

1 day ago

Bulls get thumped in season debut as rebuild looks like demolition site

2 days ago

Horoscope for Saturday, October 24, 2026

2 hours ago

Horoscope for Friday, October 23, 2026

1 day ago

Dear Abby: Guys agreed to bachelor party trip, then heard the price and backed out

1 day ago

Months after storm, Gary residents are plagued with blackouts

2 days ago

Illinois' electric grid is under a lot of stress. What does that mean for consumers?

2 days ago

Museums and Zoos

1 year ago

Five beluga whales have died at Shedd since Aug. 25, but CEO Bridget Coughlin says this is no crisis

3 days ago

Chicago passengers could see fuel surcharge on taxi fares

1 day ago

Foundry Park developers break ground on $3 billion project

2 days ago

Rainforest Cafe property owner ordered to pay $11.5 million on loan

2 days ago

Food and Drink

1 year ago

Art and food collide at singer and chef Lizz Wright's new cafe, the Hunt, in Woodlawn

2 days ago

A new Chicago brewery is making Korea's oldest alcoholic drink

4 days ago

Illinois is America's pumpkin capital; here's why

4 days ago

High School Football Scores

2 months ago

2026 IHSA state football opening round playoff scores

9 hours ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

Leo big man Elon Henderson among several local standouts at annual Pangos frosh/soph event

15 hours ago

Previewing Week 10's top high school football games

1 day ago

Illinois men's basketball at No. 3 in preseason Top 25, matching second-highest ranking ever

4 days ago

Miami takes top spot in AP Top 25 for 1st time since 2002; BYU is No. 2 after beating Notre Dame

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

Bulls add much-needed size with veteran Zach Collins finally returning

2 days ago

Adam Amin will call first quarter of Bulls' opener alone to acknowledge late Stacey King

2 days ago

After years of false hope, Bulls first-round pick Caleb Wilson feels inevitable

3 days ago

Blackhawks need to improve their breakouts, and thousand-gamer Ian Cole knows how they can

1 day ago

Blackhawks relying on two young centers to take on hardest defensive matchups

2 days ago

Why Blackhawks fans are frustrated by United Center parking changes, price increases this season

3 days ago

Pope Leo XIV

12 days ago

Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer

2 days ago

Sixth beluga whale rescued from Canada dies in San Diego, following four deaths at the Shedd

2 days ago

2 Chicago area members of Congress again received 'suspicious' packages

2 days ago

Fearing ICE, some Chicago immigrants shift work, daily life to nighttime hours

2 days ago

Pilsen nonprofit a finalist in national affordable housing solutions program

4 days ago

Huntley school bus driver charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials

1 day ago

DuPage County confirms measles case for vaccinated resident who traveled through O'Hare Airport

2 days ago

Victims in Mundelein murder-suicide shooting identified

3 days ago

2nd woman alleging sexual assault at a University of Chicago frat house feared she was drugged: police report

2 days ago

UChicago students, high school senior reflect on issue of campus sexual assault

2 days ago

Northwestern University student pulled from waters of Lake Michigan

1 day ago

MAGA is wrong. The unrest in France has nothing to do with immigration.

20 hours ago

Early voting numbers ominous for Republicans

1 day ago

Rulings on traffic stop, child custody case uphold civil rights

1 day ago

Put in the work to equip Americans in manufacturing jobs

2 days ago

Restrict surveillance systems before America falls down an Orwellian abyss

2 days ago

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

9 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Poignant words touch reader who had recent cancer scare

20 hours ago

Animals in the wild are worthy of personal pronouns

2 days ago

Thrifting is for need, not for greed

6 days ago

Road rage blamed in Brighton Park shooting that critically injured woman, 32

11 hours ago

CTA closing all elevated Loop tracks this weekend for repairs

1 day ago

Greg McCarty, beloved parking garage attendant at lakefront condo building, dies at 74

1 day ago

Playlist: Say More listeners pick the songs that bring the fall vibes

14 hours ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Oct. 23, 2026: Mayor Johnson unveils proposed budget, Bears pay tribute to legendary coach Mike Ditka, and more

14 hours ago

Thursday, October 22, 2026

1 day ago

Amid ICE fears, some Chicago immigrants are shifting their daily lives to the night

1 day ago

Chicago Public Media's new digital public square is here!

1 day ago