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What To Know About The CPS, CTU Tentative Deal
Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union have been negotiating a contract for nearly a year. This week, a key CTU bargaining committee a…
1 year, 3 months ago
Potential Federal Cuts Leave 25% Of Illinois Residents On Medicaid At Risk
About 1 in 4 Illinois residents depend on Medicaid. Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation that would likely lead to significant cuts in f…
1 year, 3 months ago
Chicago Wants City Rats to Take Birth Control
In 2024, Chicago was named the rattiest city in the US by Orkin Pest Control for the TENTH year in a row. The city’s budget for its ‘Bureau of Rodent…
1 year, 3 months ago
Spring Cleaning Anyone?
With the weather warming up, it’s time to exit hibernation. And what better way to get outside and give back than cleaning up your neighborhood with …
1 year, 3 months ago
Roxane Gay Curates New Anthology On Past, Present And Future Of Feminism
In her new book, The Portable Feminist Reader, writer and cultural critic Roxane Gay has compiled writings by ancient, historic and modern feminist v…
1 year, 3 months ago
Weaving The Fabric Of Chicago: The Immigrant Women Of Hull House
In the final installment of our Women’s History Month series, we go inside the lives of immigrant women who found their way to Hull House upon arriva…
1 year, 3 months ago
Meet Chicago Musician Brooklynn Skye
Brooklynn Skye has been a staple in the Chicago music scene for years and has played with the likes of noname, Sistazz of The Nitty Gritty, The Celes…
1 year, 3 months ago
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, March 28, 2025
Trump administration cuts $153 million in Illinois mental health and substance abuse services. Mayor Brandon Johnson struggles to find money for a $1…
1 year, 3 months ago
What’s That Building: Yukon Building
The Yukon building is a two-story structure built in 1898 by the Boston-based real estate investor who also put up the Rookery, the Monadnock and the…
1 year, 3 months ago
Do You Know Where I Can Find Crispy Borek In Chicago?
The City Fresh Market opened in 2004 to serve the Yugoslavian community with grocery items that were hard to find. “The desserts were a big reason my…
1 year, 3 months ago