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Gun violence costs Illinois about $20 billion each year. That figure includes direct costs like medical care and funeral...
09/09/2026

Gun violence costs Illinois about $20 billion each year. That figure includes direct costs like medical care and funeral expenses and indirect costs such as loss of income and childcare.

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) said 35-year-old Rate Field, where the White Sox play now, has "life left" in it, even if the are...
09/09/2026

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) said 35-year-old Rate Field, where the White Sox play now, has "life left" in it, even if the area around it could be spruced up.

Four reporters reflect on the fall months of Operation Midway Blitz as thousands of immigrants were detained and deporte...
09/08/2026

Four reporters reflect on the fall months of Operation Midway Blitz as thousands of immigrants were detained and deported, tear gas was deployed against protesters and the sound of warning whistles became a part of everyday life.

A historian by training, Bunch became the first Black person and first historian appointed to the position atop the Smit...
09/08/2026

A historian by training, Bunch became the first Black person and first historian appointed to the position atop the Smithsonian — the world’s largest museum – in June 2019.

On the one year anniversary of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign, we recall the most pivotal ev...
09/08/2026

On the one year anniversary of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign, we recall the most pivotal events that shaped a dark chapter in the city’s history and prompted policy changes, investigations and prosecutions.

WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times want to hear your stories as we report on Chicagoans 25 years after the attacks on Sept. ...
09/08/2026

WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times want to hear your stories as we report on Chicagoans 25 years after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Here's how to submit.

Cassatt’s mural, completed for the 1893 World’s Fair in Jackson Park, was an impressive feat for its era. “Mary Cassatt:...
09/08/2026

Cassatt’s mural, completed for the 1893 World’s Fair in Jackson Park, was an impressive feat for its era. “Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism,” which features 70 of her paintings and prints, explores what it looked like.

Despite setbacks, the new Midwestern bistro Gunny’s will finally debut to the public on Sept. 16 with hunter-gatherer-in...
09/08/2026

Despite setbacks, the new Midwestern bistro Gunny’s will finally debut to the public on Sept. 16 with hunter-gatherer-inspired food and cocktails. “The road might be closed, but the neighborhood certainly isn’t.”

It’s probably the skinniest retail space in the Chicago area. “We’ve never heard about anything that’s smaller,” said Do...
09/08/2026

It’s probably the skinniest retail space in the Chicago area. “We’ve never heard about anything that’s smaller,” said Donna Wakefield, whose family has owned the store since 1979.

Now in its fifth year, the Labor Day weekend event at Union Park has become known for plenty of dancing, loud beats and ...
09/07/2026

Now in its fifth year, the Labor Day weekend event at Union Park has become known for plenty of dancing, loud beats and heavyhitters like DJ Hiroko Yamamura lingering at the festival long after their sets.

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