News from WBEZ detected as of Friday Mar 14 12:24

• Driver calls out Chicago, Union Pacific railroad after concrete strikes car
  Friday Mar 14 10:00

• Chicago pubs prep for St. Patrick’s Day 'Splitting the G' TikTok trend
  Friday Mar 14 10:00

• Trans people facing gender-affirming care bans flee to Illinois, shield law states
  Friday Mar 14 10:00

• In Chicago, a clamor brings a dead music festival back to life
  Friday Mar 14 10:00

• Chicago attorneys accuse federal agents of violating immigrants’ rights and take legal action
  Thursday Mar 13 22:21

• Field Museum’s union rallies against low wages
  Thursday Mar 13 19:49

• Ravinia's 2025 season: Lenny Kravitz, Janelle Monáe, Marren Morris, Beck among the lineup
  Thursday Mar 13 19:10

• Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade and river dyeing details
  Thursday Mar 13 18:37

• Severe storms, strong winds expected in Chicago over St. Patrick’s Day weekend
  Thursday Mar 13 18:35

• Northwestern faculty and students say efforts to appease Trump chill free speech
  Thursday Mar 13 17:45

• Trump's education cuts put Illinois at risk of losing $3 billion in federal funding, Pritzker warns
  Thursday Mar 13 16:52

• Illinois eyes taxing drivers by the mile rather than by the gallon of gas
  Thursday Mar 13 14:22

• Tania León busted barriers in classical music. She wants the next generation to do the same.
  Thursday Mar 13 14:16

• How chaos at the Education Department affects Illinois schools
  Thursday Mar 13 13:54

• Pastor takes action on ‘egg crisis’ by giving out 40,000 eggs
  Thursday Mar 13 13:29

• Trump slashes environmental programs in Chicago that protect poor communities
  Thursday Mar 13 13:17

• EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target
  Thursday Mar 13 13:05

• CPS board debates late-year budget amendment over pension payment, principal and teacher contracts
  Thursday Mar 13 12:28

• What is Pi Day? Find the best Chicago-area deals on pizza, pies and more
  Thursday Mar 13 10:00

• Illinois fossil hunting market, from Mazon to the Field Museum
  Thursday Mar 13 10:00

• Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide
  Thursday Mar 13 00:07

• Education Department lays off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
  Wednesday Mar 12 17:26

• Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th anniversary season announced
  Wednesday Mar 12 17:00

• U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff
  Wednesday Mar 12 14:16

• Real ID ‘supercenter’ opens in Loop ahead of May 7 deadline
  Wednesday Mar 12 13:15

• Toxic dump plan scrapped for South Side Lake Michigan shoreline
  Wednesday Mar 12 12:15

• He won a yearlong fight to be released from prison, but says more deserve sentence reductions
  Wednesday Mar 12 10:00

• Why is there a cemetery at O’Hare Airport?
  Wednesday Mar 12 10:00

• Michelle Obama and her brother to launch a podcast with weekly guests
  Wednesday Mar 12 10:00

• Smashing Pumpkins album ‘Mellon Collie’ is getting an opera
  Tuesday Mar 11 18:00

• Metra considers renaming all rail lines, which it says 'follow no logical or consistent pattern'
  Tuesday Mar 11 17:19

• Arrest of pro-Palestinian protester shows escalation in Trump deportation efforts
  Tuesday Mar 11 14:45

• Jury awards $120 million to men falsely convicted in 2003 murder
  Tuesday Mar 11 13:05

• Chicago Ukrainians fear deportations as Trump considers revoking legal status
  Tuesday Mar 11 12:46

• Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon announces new DEI initiatives
  Tuesday Mar 11 12:39

• Chicago’s ex-police oversight chief slams push to fire her as ‘inherently unfair’
  Tuesday Mar 11 12:37

• Chicago etiquette luncheon builds confidence while covering bread buttering, fork usage
  Tuesday Mar 11 10:00

• Black Ensemble Theater to create new development Uptown
  Tuesday Mar 11 10:00

• $280K settlement approved for Grant Park incident after emotional plea from activist Miracle Boyd
  Monday Mar 10 19:24

• 'Two pilots from Southwest saved the day' at Midway, aviation expert says
  Monday Mar 10 15:26

• Matteson farm that lost flock to bird flu loses $200K in federal grants after funding freeze
  Monday Mar 10 15:11

• Amid Loop vacancies, Chicago's property tax burden shifts to neighborhoods
  Monday Mar 10 10:00

• What’s That Building? The Gerber Building and former Uptown Station
  Monday Mar 10 10:00

• This synagogue calls itself ‘anti-Zionist.’ Here’s what that means in practice.
  Sunday Mar 09 14:16

• Pope successor selection will involve bishops with Chicago ties
  Sunday Mar 09 13:36

• Hazel Johnson launched an environmental movement in Chicago that Trump is trying to end
  Sunday Mar 09 10:00

• Even after guilty plea, Highland Park residents still trying to make sense of mass shooting
  Saturday Mar 08 11:00

• Daylight saving time takes effect at 2 a.m. Sunday. How to ease the time change
  Saturday Mar 08 11:00

• The Rundown: A larger property tax burden for neighborhoods
  Friday Mar 07 21:45

• Anti-violence advocate roughed up during George Floyd protest in line for $280K settlement
  Friday Mar 07 16:04

• Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10B
  Friday Mar 07 14:25

• Head of Small Business Administration closing Chicago office, citing ‘sanctuary city’ status
  Friday Mar 07 14:15

• Accused teen serial killer Antonio Reyes allegedly murdered strangers, friends
  2025-03-07 11:00

• Consumers can buy Zepbound and Wegovy direct from drugmakers if they pay cash
  2025-03-07 11:00

• Opioid, other drug overdose deaths in Illinois drop for first time since 2018
  2025-03-07 11:00

• The Rundown: The victims of an accused serial killer
  2025-03-06 21:45

• Illinois state flag will be kept, overwhelmingly wins flag redesign contest
  2025-03-06 17:19

• Behind the scenes at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s congressional grilling
  2025-03-06 17:13

• Swatting incidents prompt heavy police response to 2 Chicago high schools
  2025-03-06 13:21

• Chicago artist Ric Wilson on his vintage-inspired style
  2025-03-06 11:00

• Trump’s funding cuts are hitting early-career researchers the hardest
  2025-03-06 11:00

• Heavily scripted Mayor Johnson survives congressional hot seat on Chicago's sanctuary city policy
  2025-03-06 02:17

• CPS budget amendment targets CTU contract, disputed city pension payment
  2025-03-06 01:48

• Mayor Brandon Johnson forcefully defends Chicago's sanctuary city status in DC
  2025-03-05 23:28

• Crimo signs trial waiver 'Donald Trump' after pleading guilty to Highland Park shooting
  2025-03-05 22:25

• The Rundown: Mayor Johnson defends Chicago in Washington
  2025-03-05 21:45

• Don’t expect Illinois’ ‘truth-in-sentencing’ law to disappear anytime soon, advocates say
  2025-03-05 21:14

• Trump administration put several major Chicago federal buildings up for sale — then removed the list
  2025-03-05 16:57

• Trump order making English the US' official language worries advocates but not Illinois or Chicago schools
  2025-03-05 16:10

• Read NPR’s annotated fact check of President Trump’s address to Congress
  2025-03-05 13:54

• Six takeaways from Trump’s pointedly partisan address to Congress
  2025-03-05 13:24

• Road salt is bad for the environment, so why doesn’t Chicago stop using it?
  2025-03-05 11:00

• ‘DEI isn’t just lawful — it’s mission-critical’
  2025-03-05 11:00

• How Trump's deportation threat is affecting two Chicago families
  2025-03-04 22:41

• The Rundown: Mayor Brandon Johnson to testify in Congress
  2025-03-04 21:45

• Preservation group reveals new 'Chicago 7' list of endangered properties
  2025-03-04 18:14

• Margie Korshak dies: Legendary Chicago entertainment publicist was 86
  2025-03-04 14:55

• Brandon Johnson is testifying in DC on Chicago's sanctuary city status. Here's what to know.
  2025-03-04 13:42

• Chicago Teachers Union pushes petition drive as strike threat looms
  2025-03-04 13:06

• WBEZ's March concerts to see spotlights the best of small and midsize venues
  2025-03-04 11:03

• She had deal to run coffee bar in Englewood Save A Lot, but Yellow Banana ghosted her
  2025-03-04 11:00

• Chicagoans urged to stay current on measles vaccinations amid national outbreaks
  2025-03-03 23:35

• The Rundown: Highland Park shooting suspect pleads guilty
  2025-03-03 21:45

• Art Institute of Chicago returns stolen ancient Nepali sculpture
  2025-03-03 18:15

• Judge tosses 4 of 9 counts in ComEd bribery case in wake of Supreme Court ruling
  2025-03-03 18:08

• CTA launching 'Frequent Network' bus service on some routes that will arrive every 10 minutes or sooner
  2025-03-03 17:09

• Robert Crimo III pleads guilty to Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre
  2025-03-03 16:03

• The 2025 Oscars: Heavy on speeches, light on politics, and one big winner
  2025-03-03 13:33

• Elon Musk’s DOGE moves to cancel leases for federal offices across Illinois
  2025-03-03 11:00

• Chicago plays to see in March: ‘Beetlejuice’ is back, and a ‘Succession’ writer delivers 'Cygnus'
  2025-03-03 11:00

• Tea can absorb lead, other harmful metals, Northwestern University scientists find
  2025-03-02 11:00

• 'Africa Fashion' brings diverse designs to Field Museum
  2025-03-02 11:00

• What is Pulaski Day? Here's what's closed and the history of this Chicago holiday
  2025-03-02 11:00

• Ramadan lights displayed publicly in Bridgeview for first time: ‘We feel seen’
  2025-03-01 17:54

• Northwestern University to get visit from federal antisemitism task force
  2025-03-01 17:43

• Opening statements in Highland Park mass shooting trial set for Monday
  2025-03-01 15:24

• Some Chicago bakeries raise pączki prices as eggs, cocoa and sugar costs soar
  2025-03-01 11:00

• Tuyet Le dead: Asian American advocate and activist was 53
  2025-03-01 11:00

• Bronzeville high school choir alums are celebrated at Wendell Phillips High School
  2025-03-01 11:00

• Lem's Bar-B-Q in Chicago named 'America's Classic' by James Beard Awards
  2025-03-01 11:00

• The Rundown: Actions Illinois Dems can take against Trump
  2025-02-28 21:45

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