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The Economic Blackout and consumer activism 27.02.2025 40:22
Social media users are calling Feb. 28 the day of Economic Blackout.
Batter up for the Music Box Theatre’s baseball film series 26.02.2025 12:32
The series kicks off on March 1 with a screening of “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings.”
Chicago-area sustainable alternatives to fast fashion 26.02.2025 17:33
The global fashion industry makes up around 10% of annual carbon emissions, and that figure is expected to rise in the coming decades.
Rents rising fast in Chicago, a new WBEZ analysis finds 26.02.2025 15:24
Low housing stock, high demand and high property taxes are causing rents to rise to new heights in Chicago.
Black Chicago history: Librarian and cultural preservationist Vivian Harsh 25.02.2025 11:36
The Bronzeville native started the largest collection of Black history in the Midwest.
The pros and cons of banning cell phones in Illinois schools 25.02.2025 32:45
In his latest State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker said he wants to introduce legislation to limit cell phones in Illinois classrooms.
Artists push back after NEA implements President Trump’s gender and diversity restrictions 24.02.2025 18:52
Hundreds of artists across the country signed a letter to the National Endowment for the Arts asking the organization to change course.
Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg on ethics reform, city’s water system 24.02.2025 13:31
The city of Chicago’s watchdog has raised concerns about how the Johnson administration is handling ethics, gifts and the city’s water.
What’s That Building? Father Augustus Tolton site 24.02.2025 12:07
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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Feb. 21, 2025: Gov. delivers budget address, Illinois reacts to federal worker layoffs and more 21.02.2025 46:03
Federal workers braved the cold to protest mass firings. Meanwhile, Governor Pritzker compared the Trump administration to the Nazi regime in his annual budget address.
Chicago’s Damon Locks experimenting with sound and poetry on new project List of Demands 20.02.2025 22:23
Locks will host an album release show at the Co-Prosperity Sphere on March 6.
Chicken soup might have healing properties after all 20.02.2025 13:44
There’s more to it than Vitamin C.
Chicago Ukrainians respond to the Trump Administration’s negotiations with Russia 20.02.2025 16:05
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Gov. Pritzker talks no new taxes, but ‘tightening of belts’ in latest budget address 19.02.2025 13:58
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Gov. Pritzker’s State Of The State address 19.02.2025 35:43
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RECAP 2-14 19.02.2025 46:11
Madigan + Blago
Black Chicago History Series: Anarchist Lucy Parsons 18.02.2025 9:45
Lucy Parsons, the Goddess of Anarchy, was a central figure in Chicago's labor movement.
Bird flu, tariffs, and federal funding freeze worry Illinois farmers 18.02.2025 24:02
Illinois grocers scrambling to meet egg demand as farmers try to contain avian flu outbreak, while dealing with tariffs and end of USAID.
How Trump’s mass firing of federal employees could affect the Chicago area 18.02.2025 12:08
There are roughly 82,000 federal workers based in Illinois according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
TimeLine Theatre reimagines the historical stage with ‘Debate: Baldwin vs Buckley’ 17.02.2025 18:05
“Is the American Dream at the expense of the American Negro, or the American Dream *is* at the expense of the American Negro. Is the question hideously loaded?” argues James Baldwin.
New book offers a guide for breaking Chicago’s cycle of segregation 17.02.2025 20:54
“What I love about the book is that Tonika makes us think, feel, understand and head toward empathy in a way that a statistical report can’t do,” says co-author Maria Krysan.
‘Dangerous’ cold and bitter winds blow through Chicago 17.02.2025 8:25
Most of this winter’s snow will arrive in the Chicago area after March 1, according to the state climatologist.
The love advice you didn’t know you needed to hear 13.02.2025 14:24
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Chicago Black Restaurant Week celebrates 10 years of delighting diners 13.02.2025 14:39
You can get a reservation now through February 23, 2025.
TV shows for the end of the world 13.02.2025 17:59
These shows remind us it’s good to have survival skills.
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