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Housing and Development

6 months ago

Last remaining residents move out of troubled South Shore building raided by feds

1 day ago

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ

19 days ago

More 'puncher' attacks in downtown Chicago; man with ankle monitor is accused of punching 3 women in the Loop

1 day ago

How we documented a federal agent pointing pepper spray at a photojournalist

14 hours ago

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

2 hours ago

Greg Bovino's the star of Trump's deportation show. We trace his roots.

1 day ago

Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ

24 days ago

Chicago police detective planned hit on female investigator he was convicted of assaulting, lawsuit says

1 day ago

Nation and World

6 months ago

Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack

6 hours ago

Wrigleyville pop-up bar offers Hanukkah twist for holiday revelers

28 minutes ago

In the brutal cold, Night Ministry brings warmth to West Siders at outdoor encampments: 'They're like family'

1 hour ago

Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy as college football's top player

1 hour ago

Bulls guard Coby White has "seen some things," but will he see a trade?

5 hours ago

Blackhawks' offense needs a miracle to survive Connor Bedard's absence. Can Nick Lardis provide one?

7 hours ago

Dear Abby: Sensor light illuminates more than one problem

14 hours ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

4 days ago

Things To Do

3 years ago

Your complete Chicago holiday theater guide to December, from classics to boozy shows

12 days ago

Mike Davis | WBEZ

6 months ago

It's officially 'Nutcracker' season. Here are three affordable and creative remixes on the classic

9 days ago

Hannah Edgar | WBEZ

1 month ago

10 classical, world music and jazz concerts to see in Chicago this holiday season

14 days ago

Graham Meyer | WBEZ

1 month ago

Food and Drink

6 months ago

Chicago is a drinker's paradise — even for the sober and the sober-curious among us

10 days ago

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu

1 month ago

Brinshore Development and CHA had bumpy relationship before developer put 20 Chicago properties on sale

15 hours ago

Adopt a pet? PAWS Chicago hopes to find homes for 125 animals over the holidays

1 day ago

A. Finkl & Sons to pay state $125,000 over emissions of harmful nitrogen oxide at Far Southeast Side plant

1 day ago

Five Chicago writers recognized with Chicago Review of Books 2025 awards

1 day ago

What do you think of the CTA's State/Lake L station rebuild? Here's what you told us.

1 day ago

Alden Loury | WBEZ

5 months ago

Soaring property taxes add to obstacles facing many Black homeowners

14 hours ago

In snowy weather, CTA bus riders must become mountaineers

2 days ago

Walking in Chicago's parks confirm's city's greatness

3 days ago

Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois

1 day ago

Adler Planetarium workers vote to unionize

1 day ago

Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV in Rogers Park

1 day ago

Altered church Nativity scenes, one with a zip-tied baby Jesus, critique Trump's deportation campaign

1 day ago

Chicago's head tax was long called a job killer, but is there evidence to back that up?

1 day ago

Man fatally shot on West Side

11 hours ago

3 Chicagoans in custody after woman, 73, bound and robbed at gunpoint during Homer Glen home invasion

1 day ago

Woman runs red light, crashes into cop car in Fuller Park

1 day ago

Man dies in wreck near 63rd Street Beach

1 day ago

Ignored, misdiagnosed, left to die — Illinois prisoners' health in hands of new provider with shoddy track record

3 days ago

Property tax foreclosures illegally stripped Cook County homeowners of their equity, federal judge rules

3 days ago

Attorney and law firm for CHA sanctioned nearly $60,000 for using ChatGPT in court case

4 days ago

Krishnamoorthi rails against Trump but takes money from MAGA donors

5 days ago

Murals and Mosaics

7 months ago

Japanese tiger mural roars from soon-to-open Logan Square sushi restaurant

1 day ago

The best reads of 2025, curated by our bookish staff

1 day ago

Lillstreet Art Center marks 50 years of enabling the love of craft

1 day ago

Theater and Stages

6 months ago

Steep Theatre to get own home, boosting Edgewater/Uptown area's reputation as a performance district

1 day ago

Museums and Zoos

6 months ago

Workers at more Chicago cultural venues are unionizing, even during a precarious moment for museums

2 days ago

Where does Bears QB Caleb Williams need improvement the most? Here's how you voted on that

10 hours ago

High School Basketball Scores

19 days ago

Saturday's high school basketball scores

11 hours ago

Shedeur Sanders went from No. 4 on Browns' depth chart to starter, and he's been making steady progress since

13 hours ago

Bears 'desperately need this win' in potential trap game vs. Browns

14 hours ago

Connor Bedard injured in Blackhawks' loss to Blues: 'It's a freak accident'

22 hours ago

As Bears wait for Caleb Williams' breakthrough, some issues can be fixed immediately, others take time

1 day ago

Advice for Bears' Caleb Williams: 'Closed ears, open eyes,' former NFL star says

1 day ago

When it's cold, the Bears run hot; they'll try to do it again Sunday in a shivering Soldier Field

21 hours ago

Bears injury report: WR Rome Odunze practices again Friday, listed as questionable vs. Browns

1 day ago

Fox Sports' Kevin Kugler makes broadcasting look, sound easy

2 days ago

White Sox feel they can 'see the light at the end of the tunnel' as they leave winter meetings

1 day ago

What the Cubs' signings say about their approach to building the 2026 bullpen

1 day ago

Cubs sign left-handed reliever Hoby Milner to one-year deal

2 days ago

Friday's high school basketball scores

1 day ago

Previewing and predicting this weekend's top high school basketball games

1 day ago

Kenwood junior Damari Stephens' drive to the basket beats Hyde Park with 1.5 seconds left

2 days ago

Thursday's high school basketball scores

2 days ago

Horoscope for Saturday, December 13, 2025

20 hours ago

Dear Abby: Family's collective mental health is declining rapidly

1 day ago

Horoscope for Friday, December 12, 2025

1 day ago

Bitterly cold temperatures forecast for the weekend, officials urge residents to stay indoors

1 day ago

Chicago kicks off snow season with record number of 311 calls over uncleared sidewalks, roads

1 day ago

Subzero temperatures, more snowfall expected this weekend across Chicago area

3 days ago

As move-out date arrives at Chicago building raided by feds, one resident looks back — and ahead

1 day ago

Long-vacant River North office building latest neighborhood property to become residential

2 days ago

Chicago shoppers don't buy Trump's claim that affordability is a 'hoax'

3 days ago

Architecture and Design

6 months ago

Stanley Tigerman-designed Arby's in Streeterville is long gone but not forgotten

1 day ago

Reservations now open for more than 500 Chicago Restaurant Week 2026 participants

3 days ago

High School Basketball

3 years ago

Jake Nawrot, Charlie Pomis and Logan Luxem step up in the clutch as Hersey beats Palatine in triple overtime

22 hours ago

Cole Kelly dominates as Neuqua Valley beats Yorkville in a showdown of three of the state's top 10 sophomores

2 days ago

Wednesday's high school basketball scores

3 days ago

Stone's throw for the CFP: Watch out for the Hurricanes

1 day ago

Police don't release details on arrest of fired Michigan coach Sherrone Moore

2 days ago

Bulls end losing skid; still trying to embrace 'competitive integrity'

22 hours ago

High-ranking Bulls source says Pelicans never called on draft night

22 hours ago

Time is of the essence as trade rumors heat up around Bulls' Coby White

1 day ago

Blackhawks playing minor role in sudden scrutiny on NHL hand passes

1 day ago

Blackhawks defensemen have their own blind-spot detection system: Spencer Knight's voice

2 days ago

Blackhawks shut out Rangers, bouncing back from disaster with 'refocused' effort

2 days ago

Trashing ADA-friendly typeface and Somali community are examples of MAGA's intolerance

1 day ago

Trump administration's 'worst of the worst' includes pregnant, postpartum women

1 day ago

Trump stumbling into same pattern as Biden, Dems

2 days ago

Curbing wetland protection will water down Chicago area's natural safety system

5 days ago

Vaccine disinformation can scar young Chicagoans, particularly South Side children

7 days ago

I survived prostate cancer. Without ACA tax credits, other Americans may not be as lucky

10 days ago

Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

CTA inches closer to green-lighting improvements for 5 busy corridors

14 hours ago

Chuy Garcia's career centered on uplifting Latino community

1 day ago

A bad package deal

3 days ago

Federal appeals court blocks release of hundreds, but Trump still loses in mixed immigration ruling

2 days ago

UChicago, Northwestern students receive prestigious Marshall scholarship

2 days ago

Chicago Corruption Trials

1 month ago

Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III gets 'early Christmas gift,' strikes deal to avoid conviction

2 days ago

Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

3 days ago

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

5 days ago

Lurie expands inpatient psychiatric unit amid ongoing youth mental health care shortage

2 days ago

A Cicero woman's baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.

5 days ago

Winter weather advisory issued for Chicago area with several inches of snow expected overnight

6 days ago

Krishnamoorthi donates campaign cash from Trump adviser Shyam Sankar to immigrant rights groups

3 days ago

Man arrested in Elgin is Tren de Aragua member, DHS claims

4 days ago

West Side residents demand relief from ballooning property taxes

4 days ago

Most residents don't know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds

5 days ago

CPS Board approves $17.5 million settlement for former student sexually abused at Little Village high school

9 days ago

What Northwestern accepted from the Trump administration to get back $790M in research funds

11 days ago

Chicago book worms share the best things they read in 2025

1 day ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Dec. 12, 2025: City budget battle, frigid temps and more

1 day ago

The year in sports

2 days ago

Nurses are heroes, but they're not professionals, according to the Department of Education

2 days ago

As the ACA extension deadline approaches, Chicagoans are bracing themselves for the worst

2 days ago