The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.
How whistles became a symbol of local resistance to ICE activity
4 mins; October 17, 2025
Sun-Times photojournalist on capturing viral images of federal agents tear-gassing protesters
7 mins; October 16, 2025
Mayor Johnson pitches new taxes, but no property tax increase in budget proposal
7 mins; October 16, 2025
The Young Lords’ impact is on display in a new DePaul art exhibition
3 mins; October 16, 2025
Immigrants in Chicago’s Mexican community are considering returning to Mexico.
4 mins; October 15, 2025
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid
4 mins; October 15, 2025
Gold prices are surging to record highs
4 mins; October 15, 2025
Drummer Makaya McCraven makes musical time capsules
4 mins; October 14, 2025
Exploring the prior conditions of the raided South Shore apartment building
4 mins; October 14, 2025
Your questions answered: Can individual Illinois National Guard members refuse orders to deploy in Illinois?
1 min; October 13, 2025
How can I save money to buy a house?
3 mins; October 13, 2025
Remembering iconic basketball chaplain Sister Jean
4 mins; October 10, 2025
The Midwest finally delivers what crossword puzzlers want: Their own tournament
2 mins; October 10, 2025
Anti-violence groups under scrutiny after deadly robbery involving a peacekeeper
6 mins; October 09, 2025
Your guide to Ear Taxi, a megafestival for classical music lovers
6 mins; October 09, 2025
Your questions answered: What type of training do National Guard personnel get ahead of deployment in Chicago?
1 min; October 09, 2025
Trump’s National Guard deployment is on the docket in Chicago court
5 mins; October 08, 2025
Fall brings seasonal activities to Chicago businesses
2 mins; October 08, 2025
ICE’s Broadview has become a de facto detention center, minus the oversight
8 mins; October 07, 2025
The Rink in Chicago celebrates 50 years
3 mins; October 07, 2025
Should I use my trust or IRA for everyday spending?
3 mins; October 07, 2025
Broadview Illinois and its mayor have been thrust into the national spotlight.
3 mins; October 07, 2025
Victims of corrupt former Chicago police sergeant reflect on historic legal settlement
3 mins; October 02, 2025
Grammy winner Kurt Elling’s new challenge? A starring role on Broadway
3 mins; October 02, 2025
llinois federal workers could face potential firings due to the government shut down
3 mins; October 01, 2025
Hope Chicago sent 2,600 grads to college. At least one more class will benefit.
6 mins; October 01, 2025
As people return to in-person work, we look at what that means for the Loop
4 mins; October 01, 2025
A daughter becomes a lifeline for her family as immigration enforcement increases
4 mins; October 01, 2025
A top U.S. Border Patrol officer is criticizing WBEZ after a broadcast of comments he made Sunday in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.
4 mins; September 30, 2025
Elizabeth McGovern brings Ava Gardner’s secret world to life in Chicago production
3 mins; September 30, 2025
This Palestinian college student and Chicagoan is feeling exhausted but empowered
4 mins; September 30, 2025
The U.S. Homeland Security Department says it has arrested more than 500 people in Illinois as part of a Trump administration deportation blitz.
7 mins; September 29, 2025
Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is a big collector of Chicano Art
6 mins; September 29, 2025
What’s the best way to pay off my student loans?
4 mins; September 29, 2025
Two years into Gaza war, Jewish college students speak out about hostility on campus
4 mins; September 29, 2025
The woman behind the new Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood
7 mins; September 26, 2025
For Jeff Tweedy, a new triple album proves there’s forever ‘a new song to sing’
3 mins; September 25, 2025
Your questions answered: What Are Your Rights If Federal Officers Pull You Over?
1 min; September 25, 2025
Zora’s Place is Evanston’s first Black feminist bookstore
4 mins; September 24, 2025
What we know about the enhanced immigration enforcement so far
5 mins; September 24, 2025
The Leo High School choir preps to perform in the ‘America’s Got Talent’ finals
3 mins; September 23, 2025
Theaster Gates is an art world superstar. In Chicago, he finally gets his solo museum moment.
6 mins; September 23, 2025
Your questions answered: What documents should I carry with me to prove my citizenship when I leave the house?
1 min; September 23, 2025
Chicago students feeling fear, frustration amid ICE raids
4 mins; September 23, 2025
Why are gas prices so different across the country?
4 mins; September 22, 2025
Edgar in his words
7 mins; September 19, 2025
Chicago pop-punkers Knuckle Puck head to Riot Fest fueled by 10 years of breakout 'Copacetic'
5 mins; September 19, 2025
Your questions answered: How to talk to your kids about what’s happening in Chicago?
1 min; September 18, 2025
Dozens of Illinois college instructors are on a conservative "watch list"
6 mins; September 18, 2025
Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis on his new book ‘Whirlwind’ and journalism’s crisis moment
4 mins; September 18, 2025
Your questions answered: Are federal officers required to wear body cameras and identify badge numbers?
1 min; September 17, 2025
CPS special ed staffing cuts and reversals are leaving students behind and unserved
4 mins; September 17, 2025
As consumers are shifting away from alcohol, THC drinks are on the rise
4 mins; September 17, 2025
Meet Chicago’s next generation of jazz musicians – and find out where to catch them
5 mins; September 16, 2025
WBEZ is launching two new talk shows today. The hosts tell us about them.
4 mins; September 15, 2025
What should I do to protect myself from a recession?
3 mins; September 15, 2025
How many immigrants has ICE arrested and detained so far this year?
3 mins; September 12, 2025
In Chicago, hundreds gather for moment of joy in a public riverfront sing-along
3 mins; September 12, 2025
City Hall spending $90 million to settle lawsuits tied to corrupt Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts
3 mins; September 11, 2025
Here's what to know if ICE comes to your workplace
3 mins; September 10, 2025
If the National Guard is Deployed to Chicago, what would it cost? And who would pay?
1 min; September 10, 2025
The cost of college is going up. Here’s where it stands in Illinois
4 mins; September 10, 2025
Next on ‘The Office’ star Jenna Fischer’s bucket list: Chicago theater.
4 mins; September 09, 2025
What parents should know about sending kids to school as feds scale up immigration enforcement
4 mins; September 09, 2025
What parents should know about sending kids to school as feds scale up immigration enforcement
4 mins; September 09, 2025
Your questions answered: Is It Legal to Record and Post Law Enforcement Officers?
1 min; September 09, 2025
Chicago’s checkered history with troop deployments
4 mins; September 09, 2025
Who is your landlord? With LLCs on the rise in Chicago, it’s getting harder to know
7 mins; September 08, 2025
Can Illinois Lawmakers Block the Deployment of the National Guard to Chicago?
1 min; September 08, 2025
Should I take out loans to go to the best college, or go to a cheaper school with no loans?
4 mins; September 08, 2025
What to expect as the Chicago Bears kick off their season
3 mins; September 08, 2025
What Chicago can learn from the National Guard deployment in Washington D.C.
3 mins; September 05, 2025
What Chicago can learn from the National Guard deployment in Washington D.C.
3 mins; September 05, 2025
Volunteers in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood organize to protect their community from ICE arrests.
5 mins; September 04, 2025
What to expect as federal agents arrive in Chicago
3 mins; September 04, 2025
Chicago sees its fewest summer murders since 1965
4 mins; September 03, 2025
President Donald Trump has threatened to send federal troops into Chicago to fight crime.
4 mins; September 03, 2025
Can upgrades to O’Hare lure travelers to Chicago?
4 mins; September 03, 2025
Chicago Public Library picks ‘Olga Dies Dreaming’ for 2025 citywide read, its first by a Puerto Rican author
4 mins; September 03, 2025
Violence interruptor didn't know her dream job existed when she was locked up
7 mins; September 02, 2025
This Black couple wrote poetry in early 1900s Chicago. Now their work powers a double album.
4 mins; September 02, 2025
Chicago protesters voice support for workers, concerns about military in the city
2 mins; September 02, 2025
Chicago DJ Hiroko Yamamura plans to blur all the genres at dance-heavy ARC Music Fest
4 mins; August 29, 2025
Chicago officials in the dark about Trump's National Guard plans
4 mins; August 29, 2025
Lead pipe problem worst in Chicago’s majority Black and Latino neighborhoods
4 mins; August 29, 2025
Oasis’ biggest fan makes his own ‘supersonic’ guitar videos from Lake View
4 mins; August 28, 2025
Experts say there's 'no actual good reason to send the Guard into Illinois'
4 mins; August 27, 2025
Chicago’s booming film industry is helping local antique stores too
3 mins; August 27, 2025
Rise Against brings ‘moshpit etiquette’ to the world on new album “Ricochet” https://www.wbez.org/music/2025/08/26/rise-against-chicago-punk-tour-album-ricochet-interview
6 mins; August 26, 2025
Former Ed Secretary Arne Duncan reacts to Trump threats to send in National Guard
3 mins; August 26, 2025
New graduate student loan caps imperil efforts to fill social worker shortage
4 mins; August 26, 2025
Chicago doctors push Illinois lawmakers to end the war in Gaza
6 mins; August 26, 2025
Trump Medicaid cuts threaten Chicago’s ‘little hospital that could’
4 mins; August 25, 2025
How should I prepare for retirement in my 20s if social security goes away?
4 mins; August 25, 2025
Chicago police oversight boss has been wiping out recommendations to fire cops
6 mins; August 25, 2025
Chicago has a crop of opulent new steakhouses. How much beef can one city eat?
6 mins; August 21, 2025
A new trade deal between the U.S. and South Korea includes a 15 percent tariff on Korean goods – which means Korean beauty products in Chicago may get pricier.
3 mins; August 20, 2025
Chicago cheesemonger Alisha Norris Jones featured in new documentary
3 mins; August 19, 2025
What are Chicago high schoolers wearing for the first day of class?
