Sleuthing the meaning behind the code name used by TV hit ‘The Bear’
Who is Rafael Kubelík? Decoding the mystery sent us to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s archives.
Newly released records show officers acknowledged ties to anti-government Oath Keepers – but said their involvement was limited.
In modern dating, what does it take to win the affections of another and what does that say about society?
With the last frost behind us, it’s go-time for gardens.
The indie artist is touring a new album filled with poetic social commentary and self expression.
Love it or hate it, the biggest cicada season in over two centuries in Illinois is starting to ramp up.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Superintendent Larry Snelling had earlier vowed to rid the department of officers on the anti-government group Oath Keepers rolls.
New rules are in effect to clean up the pollutants, but the state says issuing permits to do so is complex.
The Drug Enforcement Agency is expected to reclassify marijuana as a drug with medicinal value with a lower potential for abuse.
A new report says that the state’s continued practice of solitary confinement violates international human rights.
Cue the popcorn. This weekend’s Doc10 festival tends to be an early predictor of the Oscar shortlist.
Hollywood’s go-to character man has a star turn in a world premiere at A Red Orchid — an ensemble he says is still “willing to go anywhere and try anything.”
Anti-war protests have swept college campuses in recent weeks as students support Palestinians in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, decry what they call censorship from their universities and call on institutions to divest from weapons manufacturers and companies supporting Israel.
The backlash comes days after the university made an agreement with encampment organizers to take steps toward divesting from Israel.
The statistics, compiled by the Chicago Police Department, show response times over the last six years were more than two minutes quicker with a ShotSpotter alert than when the gunshot detection alert was accompanied by a 911 call.
In 2020, Laurin Mack re-opened the Conrad Seipp Brewing Company and is producing 19th century beers again in Chicago.
The move would ease tax burdens on pot shops. Those savings could be passed on to customers, industry leaders said.
Grammy award-winning singer Laufey visited WBEZ’s “Reset” ahead of the first of two Chicago appearances — and performed her song “Bored” in studio.
World Press Freedom Day is May 3. We discuss recent local and national violations of journalists’ rights.
Unresolved issues with the CTA, some of which started during the pandemic, are coming to a head on the Johnson administration’s watch.
The campus joins protests across the country calling on universities to divest from companies supporting Israel.
Letters written by Vallas and others in Burke’s case became public Tuesday. Convicted for racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion, Burke is set to be sentenced June 24.
Families are often the first line of defense in the fight against degenerative brain diseases, and experts say early intervention is key.
Our monthly concert list curates great picks mostly from midsize and neighborhood venues.
The city has until the end of the year to allocate hundreds of millions of federal COVID relief money or risk losing it.
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. But others put that number much higher.
Family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers filled St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for the funeral. ‘This day is for Officer Luis Huesca,’ said Police Supt. Larry Snelling. ‘This is his day, nothing else.’
Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians.
Ranked choice voting could be an option in Illinois in 2028. We’re breaking down what that change would look like and why it matters.
The church’s soaring main space has been the site of speeches by Frederick Douglass, Presidents McKinley and Taft, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Mayor Harold Washington and many others.
‘I promised I’d never cheat the game,’ Parker wrote on Instagram. ‘And that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it.’
The area formerly known as Boystown has long been a draw. But Chicago Social Butterflies reporter Jake Wittich says the city offers so much more.
The couples, mostly from Venezuela, gathered at Park Community Church for the nearly two-and-a-half-hour ceremony. The afterparty went on even longer.
The Bears put the figure at $4.7 billion. But a state official says the tally to taxpayers goes even higher when you include the cost of refinancing existing debt.
“Prisons exist to punish and rehabilitate people — not to torture and destroy them,” says the report from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, which found that hundreds of people are kept in solitary confinement at any one time across the state.
tate Sen. Ram Villivalam and state Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado are calling for the creation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority to oversee all public transit operations and replace the RTA.
The Kickstarter-backed mocktail bar called Solar Intentions will be joining a growing sober scene in Chicago.
The spinal surgery is common in dogs and older big cats, but it’s the first documented case in a growing lion cub, according to experts at Lincoln Park Zoo.
Officials say the project is the biggest ecological restoration project ever for the preserves.