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St. Vincent explores genre-defying collab with orchestras like Chicago Symphony
Annie Clark, the superstar guitarist who performs under the name St. Vincent, will play with the Chicago Symphony this weekend at Ravinia.
It’s a stop…
2 months, 1 week ago
Chicagoans recited the Declaration of Independence together. How did it feel?
America is celebrating its 250th anniversary this month (July).
At a recent reading of the Declaration of Independence at Chicago’s Newberry Library,…
2 months, 1 week ago
our rescued belugas arrive in Chicago from Canada, but not without controversy
Four beluga whales have been transported to the Shedd Aquarium from Canada in an effort aquarium staff called “unprecedented” and “urgent.” But an…
2 months, 1 week ago
Cochinita pibil connects this family across time and distance
Brothers and restaurateurs Teddy and Alexis Vejar spent their childhood surrounded by great cooks both in Mexico and the US.
Now, they run the restau…
2 months, 1 week ago
CPS special education cases and costs have skyrocketed
School districts across the country are seeing a spike in students with autism.
As it has in other places, the increase in students with special need…
2 months, 1 week ago
‘Where do they go?’ What West Side patients face after their hospital closes.
It’s been more than three months since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park suddenly closed.
Now patients nearby on Chicago’s West Side are travel…
2 months, 1 week ago
Lucy Dacus is making her orchestral debut with the Chicago Philharmonic
Indie rocker Lucy Dacus performs this weekend in Millennium Park.
She is backed by the Chicago Philharmonic.
It’s a full circle moment of sorts.
HOST:…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Cash-strapped CPS to cut 5 non-instructional days to save money
Layoff notices went out to more than 15-hundred Chicago Public School staffers yesterday [wed]. This includes nearly 800 teachers.
And the cash-strapp…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A family fled Russia after their home was set on fire. The Trump administration wants to send them back
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s government made it illegal to criticize the war. But one Russian family couldn’t hold back their o…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Illinois prison healthcare still poor as state goes 1 year without long-term medical provider
Illinois is legally required to provide health care to people locked up in state prisons. But it’s been a year since the state backed out of a ma…
2 months, 3 weeks ago