Morning News: November 16, 2023
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first city budget passed. There are few details on a 60-day limit for migrants staying in Chicago city shelters. The Illinois Commerce Commission will issue its …
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first city budget passed. There are few details on a 60-day limit for migrants staying in Chicago city shelters. The Illinois Commerce Commission will issue its …
Every year, CEC ArtsLink picks a city to host an international assembly of artists to share perspectives on how they can help build a better world.
Angela Allyn started the Old Lady Project because she didn’t see enough aging women on Chicago’s stages.
Crowder wanted a book that wasn’t just about the heaviness of being Black in America. “You might have to write it,” a bookseller told her.
WBEZ spoke with a Muslim shaykh, a Christian reverend and two Jewish rabbis with opposing views of the conflict. We hear from all four.
President Joe Biden toasted a new labor deal for autoworkers and the opening of a truck-manufacturing plant in northern Illinois. The Chicago City Council approved expanding paid leave for workers. …
CEO Sarah Elizabeth Ippel and Board President Niquenya Collins talk about their green approach to reinvesting in the Southwest Side.
A proposal being debated today at City Hall would give workers an additional five vacation days they can use for any reason. Chicago plans to convert a downtown hotel into a homeless shelter. …
A lifestyle-changing solution to climate change, like giving up your car, “doesn’t track well with people,” says UChicago’s Sabina Shaikh.
Chicago City alderpersons voted Tuesday to formally reprimand Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa following allegations of threats and bullying.