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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… …
3 weeks, 2 days ago
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…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
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…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
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
4 weeks, 1 day ago
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
4 weeks, 2 days ago
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…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
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
4 weeks, 2 days ago
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
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago