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CTA’s high violent crime rate keeps away what’s needed to ward off crime: passengers
Monday’s quadruple homicide on a Chicago Transit Authority train has increased fear and anxiety among riders. WBEZ reporters dove into data from b…
1 year, 7 months ago
An exhibit on the Near South Side focuses on South Asian artists
An exhibit on the Near South Side focuses on South Asian artists who have come through and thrived in Chicago. It’s called “What is Seen and Unsee…
1 year, 7 months ago
After an eventful meteorological summer, what does fall hold?
With the calendar turning to September comes the end of meteorological summer – and it was certainly one to remember. Here to help recap some of …
1 year, 7 months ago
Hot dog chain Portillo’s culinary head talks about its new fall-themed cake
The holiday creep comes earlier and earlier each year. Already consumers are seeing fall- and Halloween-themed items on the shelves and menus. Illino…
1 year, 7 months ago
A new sculpture of Lorraine Hansberry makes its permanent home in Chicago
Chicago has a new sculpture … of playwright, journalist, and activist Lorraine Hansberry. After a two-year tour of Los Angeles and New York, the art…
1 year, 7 months ago
Labor Day weekend is the last chance for Chicagoans to head to the beach
But storms from earlier this week could create dangerous swimming and boating conditions. The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project tracks the number o…
1 year, 7 months ago
GOP-tilted websites showed where Illinois judges live despite a law that protects their privacy
Millions of Illinois voters had their home addresses exposed this year by an election conspiracy peddler who operates Right-leaning websites that pur…
1 year, 7 months ago
Greater Chicago Food Depository leaders say food insecurity is still prevalent in Cook County
Leaders with the Greater Chicago Food Depository say food insecurity is still prevalent in Cook County, after they saw an increase in people relying …
1 year, 7 months ago
How one midsize Chicago theater is trying to close a big budget gap
Lifeline Theatre on Chicago’s North Side has staged award-winning performances for more than four decades. But like many arts organizations natio…
1 year, 7 months ago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson floats a hiring freeze ahead of a $982 million budget gap
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is predicting a nearly $1 billion dollar shortfall for next year’s city budget [2025]. But first – …
1 year, 7 months ago