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Look To The Stars With Chicago’s Soulful Duo The O’My’s
Their sound is effortless, magical and all their own. Chicago duo The O’My’s blends beautiful melodies and raspy, colorful vocals with elements of hi…
1 year, 7 months ago
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Dec. 6, 2024
Divide between Chicago’s mayor and its city council remains over how to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap. Meanwhile, drama in the Johnson adminis…
1 year, 7 months ago
Behind The Power Struggle Between Mayor Johnson, Pedro Martinez, And The Chicago Board Of Ed
The Chicago Board of Education offered the Chicago Public Schools CEO a buyout this week – though the move doesn’t seem to have worked. It’s the late…
1 year, 7 months ago
This Black-Owned Soul Food Spot Moved In To What Was Once A Whites-Only Club
Back when the South Shore Cultural Center was a country club in the early 1900’s, it excluded Black and Jewish patrons. Since the Chicago Park Distri…
1 year, 7 months ago
Would You Switch Your Home From Gas To Electric?
Not looking forward to the higher gas bills this winter? One option to explore: switching to electric. Research has shown switching to electric c…
1 year, 7 months ago
This Chicago One-Woman Show Makes A ‘Mixtape’ With The Audience
If you ask us, the Chicago theater scene doesn’t play enough Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. Enter: Chicagoans Ruth Guerra and Ricardo Gamboa. They are t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Property Taxes In Chicago’s South Suburbs Soar
The median increase in property bills was 20%, but in the majority Black southern suburbs, bills went up by 30% or more. This left some residents pay…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ancient Egypt To Internet Memes: Why Have We Always Been Cat-Obsessed?
Humans have loved on our feline friends for thousands of years. The connection and history of the relationship between humans and cats is being featu…
1 year, 7 months ago
A Love Letter To Chicago Diners
What makes a diner nowadays? Is it the cheap eats? Is it the interior? What’s your go-to spot in or around Chicago? Reset digs into what makes a …
1 year, 7 months ago
Behind The Nationwide Search To Revisit Studs Terkel’s ‘Division Street’
Studs Terkel’s 1967 book Division Street: America was an oral history chronicling Chicago life at the time, with a cross-section of residents sharing…
1 year, 7 months ago