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These young activists want César Chavez’s name removed and a new kind of leadership
Cesar Chavez is now a figure many are distancing themselves from.
He was a civil rights icon who died in 1993.
The shift follows a New York Times inve…
1 week, 2 days ago
Recapping Springfield’s late, end-of-session blitz
Illinois lawmakers wrapped up their spring legislative session early today [MON] after passing a $56 billion dollar state budget. But there was hu…
1 week, 2 days ago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s spiritual journey
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has left Rome after meeting with Pope Leo the 14th at the Vatican. There’s been a lot of talk about sports and fo…
1 week, 5 days ago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets the pope
It has been a whirlwind 24 hours for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in the Italian capital of Rome and in neighboring Vatican City.
After flying in yes…
1 week, 6 days ago
The Mayor of Chicago meets the Chicago-born Pope
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with the Chicago-born Pope Leo the 14th today in Rome. WBEZ City Hall reporter Mariah Woelfel is in Rome coveri…
1 week, 6 days ago
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…
1 week, 6 days 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…
2 weeks 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…
2 weeks, 1 day 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…
2 weeks, 2 days 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-…
2 weeks, 2 days ago