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Why Chicago is like a middle child
In 2024, reporters at WBEZ sought out average Chicagoans to talk about their love for the city and its people as people crowded into the Democratic N…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why ‘the roots of House come from Disco:’ DJ Lady D on 40 years of the genre
House music was born in Chicago 40 years ago and the city has been celebrating all year.
Darlene Jackson – also known as DJ Lady D, who the Chicago Re…
1 year, 9 months ago
One of Chicago’s best-kept secrets is a valued space among classical music insiders
Even when you’re right outside the building housing Guarneri Hall, it’s not clear how to find it. To get to the small, tucked-away performance and re…
1 year, 9 months ago
‘World’s greatest card game’ has its origins in Chicago
Lamont Jones wanted to give his daughter a book about bid whist, his favorite card game, but couldn't find one. So he wrote it himself, with the goal…
1 year, 9 months ago
A long-overdue exhibit tells the story of the risk-taking Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet danced along a fine line for several decades: The company could either take big artistic risks or die trying. On more than one occ…
1 year, 9 months ago
It gets dark on Chicago’s King Drive. What happens when you’re a part of the light?
Last year, we spent some time on Chicago’s South Side. Jahmal Cole was there, asking a question to a crowd of volunteers assembled in a church parkin…
1 year, 9 months ago
Morning News: Tuesday December 24, 2024
Some state agencies are issuing guidance about a large event of waterfowl deaths across Illinois. Chicago’s murder count dropped again this year, but…
1 year, 9 months ago
Afternoon News: Monday December 23, 2024
A doctor from Illinois is among the people whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison today by President Joe Biden. Chicago is finishing i…
1 year, 9 months ago
Morning News: Monday December 23, 2024
Chicago’s deputy mayor for public safety says the city’s downward trend in murder numbers owes to collaboration between police and former gang member…
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Afternoon News: Friday December 20, 2024
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Board of Education and all seven of its members hours before t…
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