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WBEZ News
The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.
In Logan Square Climate Resilience Means Affordable Housing
4 mins; March 29, 2024
It’s opening day for the Cubs and White Sox. Here’s what to watch for.
4 mins; March 28, 2024
Aspiring candidates for Chicago school board can start gathering petitions today
4 mins; March 26, 2024
There's a spike in complaints about inadequate heat in Chicago this year
4 mins; March 26, 2024
Feeding migrants in Chicago involves balancing nutrition, cost and taste
4 mins; March 22, 2024
She called the number on her syllabus offering counseling. No one picked up.
7 mins; March 21, 2024
Donald Trump and Joe Biden poised to win Illinois primaries as they gear up for a rematch
5 mins; March 20, 2024
O’Neill Burke maintains close lead in heated race for Cook County state’s attorney
3 mins; March 20, 2024
Chicago slowly starts evicting migrants from shelters
3 mins; March 18, 2024
Toni Preckwinkle flexes her political muscle as she backs Democrats in Tuesday’s election
3 mins; March 18, 2024
Nearly all of state’s attorney hopeful Eileen O’Neill Burke’s big funders are white men
4 mins; March 15, 2024
How Chicago’s long history of migrant influxes has shaped its population
3 mins; March 15, 2024
Where is ‘The Bear’ filming? Finding the set is Chicago’s new favorite spectator sport.
3 mins; March 14, 2024
Chicago-area library launches political scientist residency ahead of general election
3 mins; March 13, 2024
Routine traffic stops are resulting in gun charges for thousands of Chicagoan
3 mins; March 13, 2024
Indiana bill could scale back diversity initiatives at state colleges and universities
4 mins; March 12, 2024
Ramadan started at sundown yesterday
3 mins; March 11, 2024
A new casino coming to the south suburbs says it will hit the jackpot despite a run on casinos
4 mins; March 08, 2024
In search of ‘Oppenheimer:’ A tour of University of Chicago atomic history
4 mins; March 08, 2024
It was one of Chicago’s warmest winters on record
4 mins; March 01, 2024
Migrants in Chicago file complaints about hostile treatment across city shelters
8 mins; March 01, 2024
Cook County judge kicks Trump off Illinois ballot -- but puts her own order on hold
5 mins; February 29, 2024
Can you prove your teen lives here? Some schools make house calls.
4 mins; February 28, 2024
A major Chicago hip-hop studio puts its muscle behind an album for Gaza
4 mins; February 28, 2024
Chicago’s elections board plans to appeal ruling that invalidates tax referendum
3 mins; February 27, 2024
Celebrating Chicago’s soul food scene
3 mins; February 27, 2024
Monarch butterfly’s long reign as everyday Chicago summer treat could flutter away
3 mins; February 26, 2024
U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García faces a Democratic primary challenge from the right
4 mins; February 26, 2024
The Democrats running to replace State’s Attorney Kim Foxx answer five key questions
4 mins; February 26, 2024
Longtime Cook County tax appeal commissioner faces big-money push to replace him
4 mins; February 26, 2024
Chicago Board of Education votes to remove police from schools
4 mins; February 23, 2024
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes $52.7 billion spending plan
3 mins; February 21, 2024
State’s attorney candidate Clayton Harris III pledges to ‘chart my own course’ despite being party pick
4 mins; February 21, 2024
Eileen O’Neill Burke says she’s running for State’s Attorney because ‘our justice system is not working’
4 mins; February 20, 2024
Geothermal pilot project launches in Chicago
4 mins; February 19, 2024
After Illinois banned assault weapons, rural gun owners registered very few of them
4 mins; February 19, 2024
After 27 years in prison, a 54-year-old is now getting his Ph.D.
7 mins; February 19, 2024
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis faces a hard reelection fight as he faces challenges from fellow Democrats
4 mins; February 19, 2024
One Chicago dad starts a cookie biz inspired by his son, who has autism
3 mins; February 16, 2024
College hopefuls from immigrant families shut out of new FAFSA
4 mins; February 16, 2024
A municipal finance expert discusses how Chicago’s suburbs are handling migrants
3 mins; February 14, 2024
Should Illinois become 11th state to adopt 'right-to-die' legislation?
4 mins; February 14, 2024
Do religious dating apps help? Depends which Chicagoan you ask
3 mins; February 14, 2024
A new crude oil and natural gas pipeline could be built under the Great Lakes
4 mins; February 14, 2024
It's Fat Tuesday, here is how Semlor buns are made
4 mins; February 13, 2024
An in-depth look at the campaigns for and against the Bring Chicago Home ordinance
4 mins; February 13, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s sprint to remake Chicago’s public schools
4 mins; February 12, 2024
Two Palestinian American brothers from Lombard were taken by Israeli soldiers, their family says
3 mins; February 09, 2024
Mayor Johnson explains what’s behind his plans to remake CPS
4 mins; February 09, 2024
Decades-old grades disqualify this Chicagoan from financial aid for college
4 mins; February 08, 2024
The Cook County Jail population has shrunk dramatically, but costs have not. Why?
4 mins; February 07, 2024
Far South Side middle schoolers work up big plans for their community amid Red Line extension
4 mins; February 07, 2024
Bost v. Bailey in Southern Illinois’ 12th: who’s the “true conservative”?
4 mins; February 07, 2024
Families and private schools are shaken up by end of state scholarship program
4 mins; February 06, 2024
Chicago migrants looking for apartments face language and financial obstacles
4 mins; February 06, 2024
At Brookfield Zoo, you can pay to name a cockroach after your ex
4 mins; February 05, 2024
A CSO flutist says goodbye to maestro Muti — in Europe
4 mins; February 02, 2024
MedGlobal Doctors Recounts His Experience Volunteering in Gaza
4 mins; February 02, 2024
Illinois farmers are in Washington, D.C., advocating for a new farm bill
4 mins; January 31, 2024
Chicago Ceasefire
4 mins; January 31, 2024
A new sober music series in Chicago is a turning point for musicians
4 mins; January 30, 2024
The DNC is launching a neighborhood ambassadors program to recruit volunteers
4 mins; January 30, 2024
Chicago migrants who want to apply for Temporary Protected Status need legal help
4 mins; January 26, 2024
City charter schools are in a fight for a future in Chicago
4 mins; January 25, 2024
A night out at Silent Book Club, where everyone’s a bibliophile
7 mins; January 24, 2024
A billion dollar barrier could keep the invasive carp out of the Great Lakes
4 mins; January 24, 2024
Ford Heights still doesn’t have a library despite collecting $100,000 from taxpayers over the past decade
3 mins; January 23, 2024
Pro-Palestinian students raise questions about university investments
4 mins; January 22, 2024
Illinois’ home-based childcare providers ask for better wages and benefits
4 mins; January 22, 2024
Black parents are caught in the middle of Chicago’s school choice debate
8 mins; January 19, 2024
2023 was a big year for tornadoes in Illinois
3 mins; January 19, 2024
A mom talks about her experience with the neighborhood school.
4 mins; January 19, 2024
School choice for two Black parents
3 mins; January 18, 2024
Chicago migrants cook, wash windows, sell candy for cash without work permits
4 mins; January 18, 2024
The White Sox are considering a move to Chicago’s South Loop
3 mins; January 18, 2024
With a March 19 primary election looming, Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield
4 mins; January 16, 2024
The addictive hellscape of winter surfing on the Great Lakes
4 mins; January 11, 2024
A Buffalo Grove resident finds the artist of a mystery Cubs painting
4 mins; January 10, 2024
Biden criticizes Trump for not signing Illinois’ loyalty oath
4 mins; January 08, 2024
The Chicago Bears ended their season
4 mins; January 08, 2024
Closing arguments set to begin in FBG Duck murder trial
4 mins; January 05, 2024
Democracy Solutions Project: How Big Money Affects Elections
4 mins; January 04, 2024
Holiday Tamales
3 mins; December 26, 2023
Recap of Burke Trial
4 mins; December 22, 2023
Chicago teen returns from UN Climate Summit
3 mins; December 22, 2023
Unionized journalists at the Chicago Tribune fighting for their first contract
4 mins; December 21, 2023
Migrants say illnesses spreading quickly at crowded Pilsen shelter where several fell ill
3 mins; December 21, 2023
Prisoncast! Holiday Special 2023
50 mins; December 18, 2023
For students with need, scholarships often determine if – not where – they go to college
4 mins; December 18, 2023
Investigative reporter Jamie Kalven talks about his work uncovering racist police
4 mins; December 15, 2023
Little Village residents install air sensors to monitor neighborhood pollution
4 mins; December 15, 2023
Attorneys are making their closing arguments in the federal corruption trial of Ed Burke today.
4 mins; December 14, 2023
The harrowing journeys of migrants are revealed in the quiet spaces of Chicago
7 mins; December 14, 2023
Two Chicago-area college students on how they’re coping with the violence in Gaza
8 mins; December 13, 2023
Columbia College adjunct faculty strike leaves students in limbo
3 mins; December 13, 2023
Illinois State Police says ‘clear and present danger reports’ help prevent tragedy before it happens
4 mins; December 11, 2023
Latino-owned businesses and population are growing in west suburban Riverside
4 mins; December 08, 2023
Nearly 200 people are suing over their arrests by a corrupt former CPD sergeant
3 mins; December 08, 2023
Hanukkah starts at sundown tonight
4 mins; December 07, 2023
Mother of abducted Israeli son says it’s ‘Day 61 … of complete anguish and despair’
4 mins; December 06, 2023
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