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Rock band The Academy Is… is back with new music for the first time in 18 years
Rock band The Academy Is… is back with new music for the first time in 18 years

Alt-rock band “The Academy Is..” is back with new music after nearly 20 years.


The Barrington natives returned to the scene with an ode to Chicago… …

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This Chicago Symphony Orchestra flutist took her baby on tour and kept a diary about it
This Chicago Symphony Orchestra flutist took her baby on tour and kept a diary about it

We heard from Chicago-raised flutist Emma Gerstein in 20-24 after the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s European tour.


But this year…Gerstein is touring wi…

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Aspira students, and schools taking them in, adapt after charter operator closes
Aspira students, and schools taking them in, adapt after charter operator closes

A Chicago charter school network found itself in such bad financial straits that it’s being forced to close the doors of its two high schools, for go…

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Inside the debate behind Chicago’s food delivery robots
Inside the debate behind Chicago’s food delivery robots

A growing number of *food delivery robots* are driving around Chicago’s north and west sides.


Can Chicagoans and bots share the sidewalk?


HOST: LANE

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New play ‘White Rooster’ tells a ghost story using puppetry
New play ‘White Rooster’ tells a ghost story using puppetry

One of the more unusual pieces of theater on stage so far this year is White Rooster, by Lookingglass ensemble member Matthew Yee.


HOST: LANE

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Last minute bracket tips for March Madness
Last minute bracket tips for March Madness

It’s March Madness time.


If you’re a college basketball aficionado, have you locked in your NCAA tournament picks?


Well, brackets close today… so we’r…

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The results from Tuesday’s primary elections in Illinois are now in, and it’s mostly clear who the day’s big winners were.
The results from Tuesday’s primary elections in Illinois are now in, and it’s mostly clear who the day’s big winners were.

It’s a list that includes Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and Governor J-B Pritzker to name a few. HOST: MELBA

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In ‘The Other Witch,’ a Chicago dancer weaves a spell for women everywhere
In ‘The Other Witch,’ a Chicago dancer weaves a spell for women everywhere

A Chicago dancer is summoning a witchy force in her original solo performance, which she will soon take international.


HOST: LANE

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A look into a crowded judicial race on Chicago’s south side What makes these judicial races on Chicago’s south side unique
A look into a crowded judicial race on Chicago’s south side What makes these judicial races on Chicago’s south side unique

The Illinois primary election is tomorrow (TUES). In Cook County, circuit judges have the power to make decisions about things like who goes to p…

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Older Chicagoans at high risk of losing SNAP benefits as new work rules kick in
Older Chicagoans at high risk of losing SNAP benefits as new work rules kick in

Older adults in the Chicago area are at risk this spring of losing food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – or SNAP. It…

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