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WBEZ News
The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.
One year since Oct. 7
3 mins; October 07, 2024
The Chicago Marathon takes place a week from today
3 mins; October 07, 2024
A year into conflict, Jewish college students struggle to find shared home
6 mins; October 03, 2024
A lawyer who helped clear three accused cop killers scolds police and prosecutors
4 mins; October 03, 2024
Chicago shootings have become deadlier.
4 mins; October 01, 2024
A new exhibit in New York showcases Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet, a dance disruptor
3 mins; October 01, 2024
What went wrong with Chicago’s MLB teams this year
4 mins; September 30, 2024
White Sox swept the Los Angeles Angels with a 7 to 0 win
4 mins; September 30, 2024
From tent city to the stage: Venezuelan migrant shares his story
4 mins; September 27, 2024
Lake Michigan surface temperatures are warming up, this year no exception
4 mins; September 27, 2024
The mayor asked CPS head Pedro Martinez to resign
4 mins; September 26, 2024
For Pulse Theatre Company, the art of drama is a family affair
3 mins; September 26, 2024
How a DJ’s set on the pier at sunrise continues to show the evolution of house
3 mins; September 26, 2024
Chicago voters are electing school board members for the first time this fall
4 mins; September 25, 2024
A conversation about mandatory voting in Australia – and whether it might fly someday in the US.
5 mins; September 24, 2024
The archives of ‘Ebony’ and ‘Jet’ are revived in new Theaster Gates exhibition
4 mins; September 24, 2024
Despite mandatory voting, turnout in Australia’s Aboriginal communities is low
8 mins; September 24, 2024
The Sky didn’t make it to the playoffs
3 mins; September 20, 2024
Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins on the neighborhood sounds that made him
4 mins; September 19, 2024
Stateville prison is closing. Here’s how men incarcerated there will remember it.
4 mins; September 18, 2024
Research finds ShotSpotter slows police responses to 911 calls
3 mins; September 18, 2024
The play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child kicks off its national tour in Chicago
3 mins; September 17, 2024
We shadowed a college counselor during the year the FAFSA broke
6 mins; September 17, 2024
More arts classes in CPS schools is an easy sell. Paying for it and finding teachers is the real feat.
4 mins; September 16, 2024
Dialogues aim to ease Black-brown tension over migration
4 mins; September 16, 2024
Downtown Mexican Independence Day celebrations return, as city makes effort to curb car caravans
3 mins; September 12, 2024
Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre reopens after a facelift
3 mins; September 10, 2024
DCASE departures worry cultural advisors
3 mins; September 10, 2024
CTA’s high violent crime rate keeps away what’s needed to ward off crime: passengers
3 mins; September 09, 2024
An exhibit on the Near South Side focuses on South Asian artists
6 mins; September 05, 2024
After an eventful meteorological summer, what does fall hold?
4 mins; September 05, 2024
Hot dog chain Portillo’s culinary head talks about its new fall-themed cake
4 mins; September 03, 2024
A new sculpture of Lorraine Hansberry makes its permanent home in Chicago
3 mins; September 03, 2024
Labor Day weekend is the last chance for Chicagoans to head to the beach
4 mins; September 03, 2024
GOP-tilted websites showed where Illinois judges live despite a law that protects their privacy
7 mins; September 03, 2024
Greater Chicago Food Depository leaders say food insecurity is still prevalent in Cook County
4 mins; September 03, 2024
How one midsize Chicago theater is trying to close a big budget gap
4 mins; August 30, 2024
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson floats a hiring freeze ahead of a $982 million budget gap
4 mins; August 30, 2024
Go ahead… let Sugar Hole puppets serve you ice cream
6 mins; August 29, 2024
Social justice activists have long faced a predicament
4 mins; August 28, 2024
Abortion took center stage during the DNC. But here’s why access could be in jeopardy.
4 mins; August 28, 2024
For one suburban teen, the path to elite jazz stages started with seventh grade band
4 mins; August 27, 2024
How to keep your students – and yourself – safe during a heatwave
4 mins; August 27, 2024
Here are the sounds of the DNC
4 mins; August 26, 2024
The concerts of the DNC
2 mins; August 26, 2024
Four things to watch as CPS classes begin
4 mins; August 26, 2024
How Chicago handled the 2024 DNC
3 mins; August 26, 2024
Rest up, Chicago. Illinois politicians want to bring the DNC back in 2028.
3 mins; August 26, 2024
Organizers of some of the larger demonstrators during the DNC say they are happy with the turnouts
3 mins; August 23, 2024
The final day of the Democratic National Convention has arrived, and the political focus now moves toward what’s next
3 mins; August 23, 2024
Some Illinois delegates and leaders join the growing call for a Palestinian to speak at the DNC
3 mins; August 23, 2024
Former Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger gets a primetime role at the Democratic convention
3 mins; August 23, 2024
On location at two watch parties for the final night of the DNC
4 mins; August 23, 2024
What Illinois Democrats thought of Kamala Harris’s energetic speech last night
4 mins; August 23, 2024
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says the GOP ‘not like us’
3 mins; August 22, 2024
The Democratic National Convention is more than halfway done
3 mins; August 22, 2024
Harris’ rise to presidential nominee is the latest chapter in the long history of Black women’s participation in American politics.
5 mins; August 22, 2024
The Democratic National Convention has been a boon for T-shirt makers
2 mins; August 22, 2024
Chicago stages light up in August with political plays and satire
3 mins; August 21, 2024
Organized labor is taking center stage at this year’s Democratic National Convention
3 mins; August 21, 2024
Planned Parenthood mobile clinic near DNC offers free medication abortions, vasectomies
2 mins; August 21, 2024
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker takes jabs at Donald Trump during prime-time DNC speech
3 mins; August 21, 2024
What’s a hometown girl like Susana Mendoza to wear to the DNC?
2 mins; August 21, 2024
Global nonprofit steps in to run a migrant shelter in Chicago
3 mins; August 20, 2024
New videos hit social media to fight anti-immigrant sentiments in Chicago
3 mins; August 20, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomes DNC delegates. ‘No better place to start than here in Chicago’
3 mins; August 20, 2024
Illinois delegates kick off the DNC with high energy and cat puns
3 mins; August 20, 2024
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says his wife may be the final decision maker in his next big political move
3 mins; August 20, 2024
What to know before the DNC arrives tomorrow
3 mins; August 19, 2024
Hear what the DNC sounds like around the convention center’s core
4 mins; August 19, 2024
Chef Diana Dávila is focused on making her corner of Chicago better
4 mins; August 19, 2024
Protesters to converge on Chicago, aiming to make their mark — and stay safe
4 mins; August 16, 2024
What a visit to a ‘neighborhood joint’ reveals about the tastes and generosity of a slice of Chicago
4 mins; August 16, 2024
Why Chicago is like a middle child
4 mins; August 15, 2024
Mayor Johnson working to push out CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, sources say
4 mins; August 15, 2024
Are Chicago cops ready for DNC protesters? Here are four things to watch for.
4 mins; August 15, 2024
A look back at key moments from the 1968 DNC in Chicago
4 mins; August 14, 2024
How resiliency is baked into Chicago’s identity
4 mins; August 14, 2024
What it costs to cover the Democratic National Convention
4 mins; August 14, 2024
Meet the young Chicagoans getting ready for the DNC
4 mins; August 14, 2024
How jazz and a cozy, dimly lit club help unlock Chicago’s charm
4 mins; August 13, 2024
44: The Obama Musical premieres in Chicago this weekend
4 mins; August 12, 2024
Litter turns rainfall in South Shore hazardous
4 mins; August 12, 2024
What’s next for the White Sox after firing Pedro Grifol?
3 mins; August 12, 2024
The Chicago Bears are tackling a popular HBO documentary series about the NFL preseason “Hard Knocks”
4 mins; August 12, 2024
A new study suggests the City of Chicago can and should open some grocery stores
4 mins; August 12, 2024
Weather balloons in Chicago track urban heat
4 mins; August 06, 2024
Could pro-Palestinian march on the DNC help Trump? Protesters say it’s not their problem.
4 mins; August 06, 2024
The family of Sonya Massey has been pushing for major police reform
4 mins; August 05, 2024
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson walks a political tightrope hosting the DNC
4 mins; August 02, 2024
As the DNC returns to Chicago, Illinois’ dean of the delegation, Dick Durbin, basks in the moment
3 mins; August 01, 2024
A suburban family promised Chicago students help paying for college. Then they backed out.
4 mins; August 01, 2024
CPD traffic stops are down this year, but critics say there are still too many
3 mins; August 01, 2024
How abortion providers prepare for the DNC in Chicago
3 mins; August 01, 2024
Former President Donald Trump’s confrontational interview at Chicago conference for Black journalists gets mixed reviews
4 mins; August 01, 2024
The Olympics are underway with a showing from Illinois athletes
4 mins; July 29, 2024
How Lord of the Rings was remade for a Chicago stage
4 mins; July 29, 2024
New program from Lurie brings a neighborhood restaurant focus to diabetes prevention
4 mins; July 29, 2024
The hope, the worry and the surreal that Illinois Black female Democratic delegates see in Kamala Harris’ moment
4 mins; July 26, 2024
Olympic triple jumper Tori Franklin got her start in the Chicago suburbs
4 mins; July 25, 2024
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