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Chicago Corruption Trials

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Blagojevich seeks ex-ComEd CEO's clemency from political corruption conviction

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Basketball coach, violence interrupter shot outside St. Sabina Church described as 'walking miracle'

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Bears coach Ben Johnson thinking bigger than playoff seeding heading into game vs. Lions

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Chicago records fewest killings since 1965, despite Trump's attacks against the city

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'New Year's Rockin' Eve' spotlights Chicago with Chance the Rapper doing ABC's countdown at the Riverwalk

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Architecture and Design

7 months ago

From the Obama Center to Google's Chicago headquarters, here's what's happening architecturally in 2026

16 hours ago

How rockin' was Chicago's first rendition of 'Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve'?

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Humboldt Park restaurant owner is on his way to deportation flight to Pakistan, family says

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Bears QB Caleb Williams' long-awaited breakthrough might be happening right now — at the ideal time

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Bears DC Dennis Allen vows to learn lessons after giving up 6 TDs to 49ers

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For Bears' rookies, 'whenever our name's called, age doesn't matter'

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Dear Abby: A chance for new beginning as the new year dawns

16 hours ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

23 days ago

Trump, AI's insatiable thirst and Mayor Johnson's stalled ordinance top environmental stories in 2025

7 days ago

Why I decided to leave my dream job to help launch a new show

2 days ago

Patrick Smith | WBEZ

2 days ago

Sun-Times and WBEZ photographers describe their favorite photos of 2025

13 days ago

Re-remembering 11 Chicagoans who died in 2025

2 days ago

6, including four children and a teen, injured in Austin apartment fire

7 hours ago

SUV crash on South Side leaves woman, 38, dead

10 hours ago

How to build an emergency fund, pay off debt and make a plan for your money in 2026

15 hours ago

Brendan McNeill, longtime owner of Emerald Isle, Lizzie McNeill's and D4 Irish Pub, dies at 83

1 day ago

Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire at midnight, driving up health insurance costs for thousands

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Money reporter, business and economy

6 days ago

Businesses owned by undocumented immigrants create U.S. jobs, fuel economy

6 days ago

Natalie Y. Moore

5 months ago

Damning Combs doc rewinds the record

6 days ago

First babies of the new year born in Chicago: 'We're very, very happy and proud to be his parents'

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Nation and World

6 months ago

Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

1 day ago

Ex-CEO of Chicago Public Media saw $900,000 payout in 2024, IRS filings show

2 days ago

How to watch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025 on Chicago's Riverwalk

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Lawsuits challenge Trump administration's termination of grants for Illinois schools

3 days ago

7-year-old boy shot in Humboldt Park

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Boy, 15, shot, wounded in Humboldt Park

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Teen killed, man wounded in exchange of shots in Cicero

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Cook County Sheriff's Office recovers more than $2M in stolen goods from Oak Forest warehouse

8 hours ago

Hear how Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino became the face of Trump's deportation campaign

9 days ago

Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ

1 month ago

These two crooks can still convert millions from their campaign funds into personal use if they want

10 days ago

Why does City Hall keep doing business with Obama's old boss even though he's cost Chicago millions?

13 days ago

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

20 days ago

Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ

6 months ago

Amy Qin | WBEZ

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Entertainment and Culture

7 months ago

Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor from 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and Spike Lee films, dies at 71

1 day ago

Dress up potatoes for the holidays with individual Gruyere gratins

2 days ago

Panforte is a seasonal tradition worth repeating

2 days ago

Chocolate orange pots de creme are an ideal for entertaining and cooking for a crowd

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Things To Do

3 years ago

Things to Do in Chicago Jan. 1-7: The Mix

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Bears radio voice Jeff Joniak making his own highlight reel during dramatic season

7 hours ago

Connor Bedard's exclusion from Canada's Olympics roster makes little sense to Jeff Blashill

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Previewing the Lions — and the playoffs

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Bears injury report: WR Rome Odunze remains out, Lions vets improve

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Tre Jones and 'old school' mentality might be just what the Bulls need

8 hours ago

Bears predictions: Week 18 vs. Lions

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Injury report: Bears WR Rome Odunze still out; Lions have 8 starters in question

1 day ago

Bears looking to be fourth team in 40 years to lead NFL in takeaways, fewest turnovers committed

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Bears QB Caleb Williams on chase for 4,000 yards: 'I was brought here for those types of things'

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What you should know about 2025 Chicago Bears if you're a new fan

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Bulls coach Billy Donovan unveils new-look rotation in win over Pelicans

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Coach and executive have two very different views of Bulls' injury issues

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Latest injuries to Bulls' backcourt might be push to end 'Bulls luck'

2 days ago

Through their lens: What's it like to live with pollution?

3 days ago

Horoscope for Thursday, January 01, 2026

22 hours ago

Dear Abby: Woman finds emotional support from an unlikely source

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Horoscope for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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Fast-moving winter weather systems arriving in Chicago on Tuesday, Wednesday

3 days ago

Rain, snow and 50+mph winds forecast for Chicago area

4 days ago

'Abolish ICE' gains Mayor Brandon Johnson's support as Chicago snowplow-naming contest returns

6 days ago

Housing and Development

7 months ago

Developer plans 354 apartments at White Eagle site in Niles

3 days ago

Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are some tips to help.

5 days ago

Food and Drink

7 months ago

The best things we ate around Chicago in 2025

10 days ago

A parranda pop-up in Humboldt Park takes inspiration from Puerto Rican Christmas traditions — and Bad Bunny's 'casita'

13 days ago

Spacca Napoli owner reflects on a year that brought a big award, then cancer surgery

14 days ago

High School Basketball

3 years ago

Benet beats DePaul Prep to win its first Pontiac Holiday Tournament championship

23 hours ago

St. Ignatius wins the Jack Tosh title behind Chris Bolte's all-around game and a pair of talented sophomores

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High School Football

3 years ago

DePaul Prep shuts down New Trier, will face Benet in Pontiac championship

1 day ago

Illinois defeats Tennessee 30-28 in the Music City Bowl

2 days ago

College Football Playoff: Are Big Ten's Buckeyes, Hoosiers and Ducks all semifinal-bound?

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Northwestern hires Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator

1 day ago

Bulls fall to Timberwolves as bodies begin to stack up in training room

3 days ago

Bulls' Patrick Williams talks about lack of playing time and remaining a good soldier

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Bulls' Coby White getting back in shape, but will he be traded before he does?

4 days ago

How will Anton Frondell, Roman Kantserov bolster the Blackhawks' offense once they arrive?

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Artyom Levshunov shows his 'best offensive game' in Blackhawks' shootout loss

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Blackhawks want more physicality, nastiness from their friendly group of defensemen

2 days ago

How we dug up the homegrown history of 'Da Pope'

4 days ago

Illinois joins lawsuit against White House's attempted national ban on youth gender-affirming care

8 days ago

America's first glass house, built for the 1933 World's Fair, set to shine again

7 days ago

Faith leaders denied access to pray with detainees at Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve

8 days ago

Pope Leo XIV

1 month ago

Pope disappointed by approval of Illinois' assisted suicide legislation

9 days ago

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in protein powder, coffee and lobster stolen in Illinois-related thefts

2 days ago

Driver was livestreaming on TikTok when she fatally struck pedestrian in Zion, police say

3 days ago

Surveillance video shows burglary crew tearing through luxury consignment shop in Chicago suburbs

3 days ago

CPS Board OKs small property tax hike, but cash-flow problems likely to persist

3 days ago

Cook County distributing $2.3 billion in property tax revenue amid long delay due to computer issues

6 days ago

Property tax payment delay costs CPS almost a quarter million dollars a day

13 days ago

Fighting for freedom again as America prepares for milestone birthday

2 days ago

Bears' 'phew' flu entering 49ers game could have been so much worse

4 days ago

Rich overseas medical tourists rig American organ transplant system

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America must keep its promise to Ukrainian refugees

1 day ago

When will Illinois stop allowing predatory property tax sales?

3 days ago

More Illinoisans will go hungry if Congress, Trump fail to reverse SNAP cuts

6 days ago

Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

Royko's classic especially poignant amid feds' immigration actions

1 day ago

A clearer picture of the Board of Review: Commissioners fix errors on property tax assessments

3 days ago

A selfless, life-saving New Year's resolution

5 days ago

Body found near Metra tracks in Humboldt Park

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Man found fatally shot in Auburn Gresham

2 days ago

1 killed, 1 injured in Humboldt Park shooting

2 days ago

Your 'roses' and 'thorns' for 2025

8 days ago

Best New Year's Eve parties in Chicago

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Volunteering over the holidays and beyond

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'Say More' shares WBEZ's new podcast 'Becoming Bovino'

9 days ago

'Paris in Black' shows influence of the City of Love on Black Renaissance in Chicago and beyond

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