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NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka died yesterday (Friday) at 86.
Oct 10, 20265 min
Remembering ‘Da Coach’ Mike Ditka and the mark he left on Chicago
Oct 9, 20265 min
The Chicago Stars are looking to shine again.
Oct 9, 20264 min
Judges Speak
Oct 8, 20266 min
A new Chicago exhibit is bringing presidential history to life
Oct 8, 20264 min
Flock refused to remove this Illinois community college’s cameras
Oct 8, 20264 min
How a boy from Chicago rose to become Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff
Oct 7, 20264 min
El Nino slowing down shipments of Magic The Gathering to Chicago game shops
Oct 6, 20263 min
J. Dennis Hastert was once second in line to be president
Oct 5, 20264 min
How the White Sox went from 121 losses to the playoffs
Oct 2, 20264 min
Are Illinois and the Chicago Bears finally making progress on a stadium deal?
Oct 2, 20264 min
Where CPS Board president candidates stand on raising property taxes
Oct 2, 20264 min
How one house kept its lights on when Northwest Indiana lost power
Oct 1, 20264 min
The sounds of Chicago neighborhoods are being pumped through speakers Downtown
Oct 1, 20263 min
Chicago-based Mariachi Herencia de Mexico is having a moment
Sep 30, 20264 min
Chicago teens want more jobs and businesses in their neighborhoods, survey shows
Sep 30, 20264 min
Looming Medicaid cutoff threatens coverage for thousands of refugees in Chicago
Sep 29, 20263 min
City Council signs off on $2.5B parking meter sale
Sep 29, 20264 min
Young collectors are finding a lot to like in Chicago galleries
Sep 29, 20264 min
President Trump was in Illinois for the Presidents Cup this weekend
Sep 28, 20263 min
What a meeting of “Scream Club Chicago” sounds like
Sep 25, 20263 min
What did William Shatner’s metal band bring to Riot Fest? Fire breathers and a little poetry
Sep 25, 20263 min
Immigration Judges
Sep 25, 20267 min
Griffin MSI's new design must go back to the drawing board
Sep 24, 20265 min
Comedian Lil Rel will be in Chicago this week
Sep 24, 20264 min
How Chicago helped kick off a basketball craze in Lithuania
Sep 23, 20268 min
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
Sep 23, 20263 min
CPS School Board fall elections: What's at stake and how to vote
Sep 22, 20264 min
‘Can I Get a Witness’ authors chronicle the Gay sisters’ gospel rise
Sep 22, 20262 min
‘Can I Get a Witness’ authors chronicle the Gay sisters’ gospel rise
Sep 22, 20264 min
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.
Sep 21, 20266 min
DJs remix sounds of the Chicago River
Sep 21, 20264 min
Mold, broken refrigerators and needed FEMA funds: Help is still needed in Gary
Sep 19, 20265 min
Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
Sep 18, 20267 min
Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
Sep 18, 20267 min
Terminally ill people in Illinois can now request medicine to end their lives.
Sep 17, 20263 min
2026 is the year of Chaka Khan
Sep 17, 20265 min
Should Chicago close schools? Candidates for school board president disagree
Sep 17, 20264 min
Five Illinois public universities pay Flock to surveil campuses, WBEZ finds
Sep 17, 20264 min
Five years later, Illinois still isn’t fully delivering on the TEAACH Act
Sep 17, 20266 min
How does Chicago’s arts spending stack up with other major cities?
Sep 15, 20263 min
What Chicago youth understand about 9/11
Sep 15, 20263 min
Mayor Brandon Johnson launches reelection campaign
Sep 14, 20266 min
Why one nature lover keeps up a 1,200+ day birding streak
Sep 14, 20263 min
El Grito Chicago returns one year after Operation Midway Blitz
Sep 14, 20264 min
Looking back at how WBEZ covered 9/11’s aftermath 25 years later
Sep 12, 20264 min
Flashback: Sears Tower workers react as 9/11 attacks unfold
Sep 12, 20262 min
What Chicago youth understand about 9/11
Sep 11, 20262 min
A Sun-Times reporter’s account of Chicago first responders after 9/11
Sep 11, 20265 min
Construction sites poised to be more welcoming to women under new state law
Sep 11, 20264 min