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Mayor Johnson pitches $17.6 billion budget
Senate candidates Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy faced off in a forum last night
Students react as UChicago confronts reports of sexual assault at fraternities
Cash is flowing into campaigns for Chicago’s first fully elected school board ahead of Election Day on November 3.
Another woman says she was sexually assaulted at a University of Chicago fraternity house
9 Chicago theater performances to get your Halloween fix this fall
Rush Endeavor and Rush University System for Health announce plans to merge
Key takeaways from CPS School Board president forum
He’s writing. He’s acting and documentary filmmaking. But Bob Odenkirk yearns for the stage.
Thwarted Mass Shooting
Gubernatorial Debate
Westsiders rewrite history, designing maps of their own neighborhoods
For Chicago’s flute queen V.V. Lightbody, life is a period piece
Weekend Sports Recap
Chicago youth explore STEM and leadership in honor of Jesse Jackson
WHITE SOX
NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka died yesterday (Friday) at 86.
Remembering ‘Da Coach’ Mike Ditka and the mark he left on Chicago
The Chicago Stars are looking to shine again.
Judges Speak
A new Chicago exhibit is bringing presidential history to life
Flock refused to remove this Illinois community college’s cameras
How a boy from Chicago rose to become Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff
El Nino slowing down shipments of Magic The Gathering to Chicago game shops
J. Dennis Hastert was once second in line to be president
How the White Sox went from 121 losses to the playoffs
Are Illinois and the Chicago Bears finally making progress on a stadium deal?
Where CPS Board president candidates stand on raising property taxes
How one house kept its lights on when Northwest Indiana lost power
The sounds of Chicago neighborhoods are being pumped through speakers Downtown
Chicago-based Mariachi Herencia de Mexico is having a moment
Chicago teens want more jobs and businesses in their neighborhoods, survey shows
Looming Medicaid cutoff threatens coverage for thousands of refugees in Chicago
City Council signs off on $2.5B parking meter sale
Young collectors are finding a lot to like in Chicago galleries
President Trump was in Illinois for the Presidents Cup this weekend
What a meeting of “Scream Club Chicago” sounds like
What did William Shatner’s metal band bring to Riot Fest? Fire breathers and a little poetry
Immigration Judges
Griffin MSI's new design must go back to the drawing board
Comedian Lil Rel will be in Chicago this week
How Chicago helped kick off a basketball craze in Lithuania
Many people know Doctor Donda West as the mother of hip-hop artist Kanye West. BUT yesterday (TUES), she was honored for the mark SHE made on Chicago
CPS School Board fall elections: What's at stake and how to vote
‘Can I Get a Witness’ authors chronicle the Gay sisters’ gospel rise
‘Can I Get a Witness’ authors chronicle the Gay sisters’ gospel rise
Governor J-B Pritzker is, for the first time, opening up about his weight-loss journey using a GLP-1 medication to manage his glucose levels.
DJs remix sounds of the Chicago River
Mold, broken refrigerators and needed FEMA funds: Help is still needed in Gary
Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
Terminally ill people in Illinois can now request medicine to end their lives.
2026 is the year of Chaka Khan
Should Chicago close schools? Candidates for school board president disagree
Five Illinois public universities pay Flock to surveil campuses, WBEZ finds
Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
How does Chicago’s arts spending stack up with other major cities?
What Chicago youth understand about 9/11
Mayor Brandon Johnson launches reelection campaign
Why one nature lover keeps up a 1,200+ day birding streak
El Grito Chicago returns one year after Operation Midway Blitz
Looking back at how WBEZ covered 9/11’s aftermath 25 years later
Flashback: Sears Tower workers react as 9/11 attacks unfold
What Chicago youth understand about 9/11
A Sun-Times reporter’s account of Chicago first responders after 9/11
Construction sites poised to be more welcoming to women under new state law
NITA holds first meeting as oversight agency for CTA, Metra, Pace
A teen beach party was peaceful, but wasn't without conflict
Special Episode: Bearing Witness to the Blitz
Washington Park mass shooting rattles the community
Kanye West's complicated legacy in Chicago
Nearly a year after the South Shore raid, one former resident is still homeless
Mayor Brandon Johnson projects upcoming $882M deficit next year
Family seeks answers in horrific police-involved shooting of security guard
Deportation campaign takes a toll on the helpers who work with immigrants
Bike the Drive is Celebrating 25 Years
The troubled history behind South Chicago Chapel
“Blitz” campaign to deport the “worst” was more hype than reality, data shows
Illinois wraps up extreme meteorological summer nearing all-time tornado record
For BTS Army in Chicago, it’s always been about more than the music
After the lights turn on in Gary, the recovery work continues
As Trump pushes sweeping changes to mail voting, here’s where things stand in Illinois
What to watch as new Chicago Public Schools year gets underway
More than two weeks have passed since a powerful storm ripped through Northwest Indiana.
Power is expected to return to Northwest Indiana today (TUE)
Thousands of Northwest Indiana residents still in dark as power slowly returns
Illinois Democrats, Republicans seek political momentum at state fair
After their father’s deportation, a Chicago-area family finds itself in survival mode
Puerto Rico is going through a major water crisis due to severe drought. The island’s government began cutting water service to people’s homes and that’s causing anger.
Former charter operator Aspira wants profit from sale of taxpayer-funded school
Why has Illinois had so many storms this week?
Arabic immersion strengthens Muslim children’s cultural awareness and identity
A shot at buying a building for strapped renters in changing Chicago communities
Chicago’s far Southeast side is an industrial area. Many residents are used to strange smells wafting through the air. But the smell coming from a nearby funeral home was different.
Welcome to the neighborhood. Welcome to the block.
56 decomposing bodies discovered at Far South Side funeral home
WBEZ's Somer Van Benton spoke with the parents of Lollapalooza. Here's what they had to say.
First pitch arrives in Springfield for Women's Pro Baseball League
Mega immigration court hearings in Chicago are fueling record deportation orders
The release of a detailed report outlining multiple instances of sexual harassment by a former southwest suburban state lawmaker is stirring up Springfield.