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On the hunt for Pope Leo’s hometown deep dish in Rome
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is traveling to Rome this week to meet with Pope Leo the 14th. Before he left, he repeated his now common catchphra…
4 months ago
Northwestern theater students bring playful show directly to Lurie patients
Theater students from Northwestern University are bringing a playful, interactive show to an unlikely setting … Chicago’s pediatric hospitals.
HOST: L…
4 months ago
Mayor Brandon Johnson will meet with Pope Leo the 14th tomorrow, in Rome.
Now, we head to Rome, Italy, where Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to meet with Pope Leo the 14th this week.
WBEZ City Hall reporter Mariah Woelfel…
4 months ago
An inside look at how a Second City show gets made
The Second City has been a Chicago comedy staple for more than six decades.
The company has an illustrious history, fueled by its reputation as the tr…
4 months ago
Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to meet 'Da Pope' in Rome
“The pen and the pulpit.”
Those are the tools that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he and Pope Leo the 14th possess to push back against the quote-…
4 months ago
Illinois colleges failing to protect immigrant students despite new law
Illinois passed a law last year that requires public colleges and universities to establish protocols for what to do if immigration agents come on ca…
4 months, 1 week ago
Sueños returns in 2026
Memorial Day is Monday.
And the long weekend kicks off the summer fest season in Chicago.
Sueños Music Festival is back for its fifth year in Grant P…
4 months, 1 week ago
What did America sound like in 1776? Chicago musicians go sleuthing.
The Declaration of Independence turns 250 this summer.
Commemorations are beginning to sweep the performing arts world, including one by a Chicago g…
4 months, 1 week ago
Hurray For The Riff Raff breaks down new live album recorded in Chicago
Singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra has carved out a space as a leading voice in modern folk music.
And the singer-songwriter recently found a home righ…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
FX's ‘The Bear’ puts spotlight on Gary’s hot dog champ Koney King
Hot dogs are not just a Chicago thing.
They’re very much a Gary, Indiana thing too.
And now the smash-hit TV show “The Bear” is putting a spotlight o…
4 months, 2 weeks ago