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How can I prevent my heirs from being hit with a big tax bill when I pass?
Alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, we’re gathering your questions about all things money and finances. Then each week, we get your questions answere…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Investigators target the sister and daughter of a Chicago Housing Authority board member
Just last week, WBEZ told you about the 22 million dollars the Chicago Housing Authority paid to three companies with close ties to a C-H-A board com…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
How whistles became a symbol of local resistance to ICE activity
As federal immigration agents aggressively detain people all over the city, some Chicagoans are fighting back the only way they can. They’re formi…
6 months ago
Sun-Times photojournalist on capturing viral images of federal agents tear-gassing protesters
As immigration enforcement has ramped up around the Chicago area, photojournalists have been up close – and sometimes even caught in the middle. C…
6 months ago
Mayor Johnson pitches new taxes, but no property tax increase in budget proposal
Mayor Brandon Johnson gave an impassioned budget address today, pitching his $16.6 billion dollar spending plan as a clapback to quote- “unprecedente…
6 months ago
The Young Lords’ impact is on display in a new DePaul art exhibition
The one-time street gang the Young Lords has inspired a new exhibit at the DePaul Art Museum. The show traces the group’s transformation into an i…
6 months ago
Immigrants in Chicago’s Mexican community are considering returning to Mexico.
In recent weeks federal agents have been targeting and arresting Latino immigrants across the Chicago area. Many of these arrests are made withou…
6 months ago
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid
Last month, during a military-style immigration raid on a South Shore apartment building, a man heard a knock at his door. It wasn’t federal agent…
6 months ago
Gold prices are surging to record highs
The value of gold has gone up 53-point-7-percent this year- reaching a valuation of $4 thousand dollars - and it’s on track to keep climbing. Inflati…
6 months ago
Drummer Makaya McCraven makes musical time capsules
The records, out physically Oct. 10 and via streaming Oct. 31, capture musical vignettes over the course of McCraven’s last decade. HOST: LANE
6 months ago