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WBEZ News
The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.
Some in Northwest Indiana believe Trump’s tariffs could bring manufacturing back
4 mins; May 30, 2025
Chicago police fail to vigorously investigate sexual assault by fellow officers
4 mins; May 29, 2025
Illinois Democratic lawmakers leave immigration bills to stall
3 mins; May 28, 2025
Chicago police fail to vigorously investigate sexual assault by fellow officers
4 mins; May 28, 2025
Medical researchers in Chicago reeling from Trump’s funding cuts
3 mins; May 27, 2025
Chicago’s Latino population is having an effect on Sueños’ musical identity
4 mins; May 27, 2025
A new play captures the longing of children in Chicago foster care
3 mins; May 27, 2025
Chicago Housing Authority has new team to tackle lead, mold and other issues
4 mins; May 27, 2025
How Illinois researchers are turning prairie grass into sustainable fuel
3 mins; May 26, 2025
A Chicago migrant’s desperate search for his girlfriend. She was arrested by federal agents in immigration court.
3 mins; May 23, 2025
Chicago’s festival season kicks off without bolstered security requirements for big events
4 mins; May 23, 2025
What are the Blackhawks getting in Jeff Blashill?
3 mins; May 22, 2025
Behind-the-scenes at the CSO’s Mahler Fest debut
4 mins; May 22, 2025
This Chicagoan is losing hope for student debt relief under Trump
4 mins; May 22, 2025
Chicagoans with student debt stressed as Trump, GOP cut back relief
3 mins; May 21, 2025
Lincoln auction
3 mins; May 20, 2025
Venezuelans in Illinois risk deportation after Supreme Court ruling
4 mins; May 20, 2025
Hear the buzz around the CSO’s debut at Mahler Fest in Amsterdam
5 mins; May 20, 2025
What one Chicago high school is doing to draw missing students back to class
6 mins; May 19, 2025
Dozens of protesters were arrested at the DNC. What happened to their cases?
3 mins; May 19, 2025
The first Catholic pope from Chicago will be formally installed on Sunday
4 mins; May 16, 2025
A quarter of CPS high schoolers missed more than a month of school last year
4 mins; May 16, 2025
Local Birthright
4 mins; May 15, 2025
Chicago’s Symphony joins the world’s preeminent orchestras at the invitation-only Mahler Fest
5 mins; May 15, 2025
Illinois' public regional universities are getting hit by Trump too
3 mins; May 15, 2025
Rahm Emanuel flirts with idea he’d run for president
2 mins; May 14, 2025
Section 8 renters say landlords routinely reject their housing choice vouchers
4 mins; May 14, 2025
Dan Sullivan leads Chicago band NadNavillus in an instrumental direction
3 mins; May 13, 2025
Should Gov. JB Pritzker seek a third term if he wants to be president?
4 mins; May 13, 2025
Model UN is helping these Chicago-area teens feel hopeful about the future
3 mins; May 12, 2025
Johnson 2-Year 1
8 mins; May 09, 2025
Chicago-area Catholics celebrate hometown Pope
3 mins; May 09, 2025
Survivors raise concerns about new Pope’s record on clerical sexual abuse
5 mins; May 09, 2025
The rush in Illinois to become a U.S. citizen amid immigration crackdown
4 mins; May 09, 2025
Catholic Theological Union reacts to alum becoming pope
5 mins; May 08, 2025
‘The First Homosexuals’ showcases 300 queer artworks amid ‘rise of homophobic politics’
3 mins; May 08, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticizes Illinois’ sanctuary policy
3 mins; May 08, 2025
DePaul president grilled by Congress over campus protests
4 mins; May 07, 2025
Chicago homeowners contesting property tax bills encounter a burdensome process
6 mins; May 07, 2025
Chicago ‘dark pop diva’ Chillona breaks rules with new album — and maximalist personal style
4 mins; May 06, 2025
Chicago bakeries have gone viral. Are the lines worth it?
4 mins; May 06, 2025
Chicago Public Media CEO responds to executive order targeting NPR funding
7 mins; May 02, 2025
Glock handgun stolen from a CPD buyback was used in several violent crimes
4 mins; May 02, 2025
Author of 'Dead Man Walking' visits Cook County Jail book club
3 mins; May 02, 2025
Sex, drag and Whitney Houston: ‘Wake of a Dead Drag Queen’ returns with a flamboyant punch
4 mins; May 01, 2025
Proposal to address teen takeovers stalls in Chicago’s city council
4 mins; May 01, 2025
Chicago musician Dreamer Isioma on their new album Star Crossed Lover
4 mins; May 01, 2025
Chicago’s environmental justice programs unravel during Trump’s first 100 days
4 mins; April 30, 2025
Exploring through poetry how AI can’t understand your human brain
6 mins; April 29, 2025
Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t decided what’s next. But his actions could give us clues.
3 mins; April 28, 2025
Cuts in grants to nonprofits throughout the Chicago metro area are having a major impact
4 mins; April 28, 2025
Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III gets life in prison
3 mins; April 25, 2025
The Trump administration is pressuring Illinois universities to end a diversity fellowship
3 mins; April 25, 2025
Expo Chicago is back at Navy Pier for its 12th edition
4 mins; April 25, 2025
New book catalogs history of Illinois soul music
4 mins; April 24, 2025
Senator Dick Durbin has decided he will not be seeking re-election next year
7 mins; April 24, 2025
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin’s highlight reel of speeches
4 mins; April 24, 2025
Third Coast Percussion’s new album is full of A-list collaborations
4 mins; April 24, 2025
Stand-up comedian W. Kamau Bell on communicating through comedy, self-care and fighting fascism
4 mins; April 23, 2025
A Chicago program that keeps young men out of prison is expanding
5 mins; April 22, 2025
In Illinois Black women continue to die at disparately higher rates.
3 mins; April 22, 2025
Three cardinals with Chicago ties will vote on Pope Francis’ successor
5 mins; April 22, 2025
Close to 40% of people released from prison in Illinois return within three years.
5 mins; April 22, 2025
Jazz drummer Gustavo Cortiñas tackles a catastrophe beyond borders on new album
4 mins; April 22, 2025
‘Definitely a cause for hope’ UChicago economist says of new book on causes of gun violence
4 mins; April 21, 2025
Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks miss playoffs again, but have hope for the future
3 mins; April 21, 2025
House Speaker 'Chris' Welch's charity taking money from donors with a stake in Springfield decisions
4 mins; April 21, 2025
A Chicago man was deported to an El Salvadoran prison, his family says
4 mins; April 18, 2025
A nearly three-year surge in Chicago robberies is over
3 mins; April 17, 2025
‘It is that deep’: Poetry can explain what feels most personal
6 mins; April 17, 2025
Visa cancellations leave Illinois educators scrambling to help students
4 mins; April 16, 2025
Unprovoked killings in downtown Chicago show a need for more mental health resources
6 mins; April 16, 2025
Sloppy restaurant reservation etiquette? In Chicago, that means no dinner for you.
4 mins; April 15, 2025
Chicago small businesses are stocking up and bracing for tariffs’ impact
4 mins; April 15, 2025
The Trump administration has abruptly ended $175 million in federal grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities
4 mins; April 11, 2025
Free Range, fronted by gifted Chicago songwriter Sofia Jensen, is growing up
4 mins; April 10, 2025
Sixth and final promised Save-A-Lot opens in West Lawn
3 mins; April 09, 2025
Chicago is among many US cities facing a decline in tourism from Canada
4 mins; April 08, 2025
Michael Shannon, movie director, sinks into the dark aftermath of an American school shooting
4 mins; April 08, 2025
UIC faculty, students decry proposal to cut language classes
4 mins; April 07, 2025
Here's how one doctor is grappling with Fulbright funding being frozen by Trump
4 mins; April 07, 2025
Gun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager
4 mins; April 04, 2025
Illinois home insurance prices jumped 50% in three years — second-highest in the country, study shows
3 mins; April 04, 2025
New National Public Housing Museum in Chicago tells the story of residents
6 mins; April 03, 2025
Chicago’s murder drop ‘mirrors a lot of big cities,’ a leading crime data analyst says
4 mins; April 02, 2025
CTU bargainers approve tentative contract deal. Here’s what you need to know.
4 mins; April 01, 2025
An exhibit at the Field Museum explores Chicago’s African fashion scene
4 mins; April 01, 2025
When WWII’s ‘Invisible Spy’ visited Chicago’s Art Institute with James Bond creator Ian Fleming
4 mins; March 31, 2025
We asked hundreds of people in Illinois prisons how they define ‘rehabilitation’
3 mins; March 31, 2025
Prisoncast!: How locked-up Illinoians think about ‘rehabilitation’ | PRISONCAST B1
18 mins; March 28, 2025
Prisoncast!: How locked-up Illinoians think about ‘rehabilitation’ | PRISONCAST A2
19 mins; March 28, 2025
Prisoncast!: How locked-up Illinoians think about ‘rehabilitation’ | PRISONCAST B2
15 mins; March 28, 2025
Prisoncast!: How locked-up Illinoians think about ‘rehabilitation’ | PRISONCAST C1
20 mins; March 28, 2025
Prisoncast!: How locked-up Illinoians think about ‘rehabilitation’ | PRISONCAST A1
12 mins; March 28, 2025
Prisoncast!: How locked-up Illinoians think about ‘rehabilitation’ | PRISONCAST C2
16 mins; March 28, 2025
EPA scientist says possible cuts at the agency could put people’s health at risk
4 mins; March 28, 2025
Half Gringa releases her third album today
5 mins; March 28, 2025
In a new opera about cults, a Chicagoan plays the lead
4 mins; March 27, 2025
All grown up, Steppenwolf’s Black family drama ‘Purpose’ moves on Broadway
4 mins; March 25, 2025
Five years since COVID-19, here's how Illinoisans lives have changed
4 mins; March 24, 2025
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