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The Obama Presidential Center will showcase a South Side food legacy, says chef-in-charge Cliff Rome
When it opens in June, the Obama Presidential Center will feature a museum and library. But good food is also on the menu. HOST: LANE
2 months, 4 weeks ago
What to know if you’re one of 170,000 people in Illinois behind on student loans
More than 170-thousand Illinois residents are behind on their student loan payments. Those people are at risk of having their wages garnished now …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Operation Midway Blitz has interrupted people's lives and their plans for the future.
Chicago couple who got arrested and detained last October — just 8 days after getting married. The bride got deported back to Mexico. The groom is…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
A new play about Martin Luther King Jr. humanizes the man and his pivotal year in North Lawndale
In January of 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. moved into a North Lawndale apartment with his family. Sixty years later, a local playwright… Willie R…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Bears fans aren’t leaving anything to chance ahead of the divisional round
The Chicago Bears are entering the second round of the playoffs, and fans aren’t leaving anything to chance. WBEZ’s Somer Van Benton went to last…
3 months ago
Chicago police had rejected troubled cop's move to elite unit before he fatally shot partner
Officer Carlos Baker - the Chicago police officer who fatally shot his tactical team partner during a foot chase last year - was initially blocked fr…
3 months ago
A Bears fan shows us his collection of more than 350 jerseys
Chicago is BUZZING with Bears pride. And one of the tell-tale signs of a fan is the jersey … HOST: LANE
3 months ago
Chicago coquito competition brings out creativity, tradition and cultural fusion
The holidays may be over, but coquito, the traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink, is keeping the festive spirit going well into January. For the …
3 months ago
Southern Illinois environmentalist want to keep loggers out of the Shawnee
The Trump Administration is using a legal shortcut to make it easier to cut down trees in national forests. Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, th…
3 months ago
‘Hamilton,’ ‘Stereophonic’ and 11 more must-see shows in Chicago this season
2026 will bring several big names to Chicago stages. And while Chicago always has a constant hum of performances, there are some big tickets on t…
3 months ago