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The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.

  1. 4 HR. AGO

    Mayor Johnson’s office intensifies push for CPS borrowing to avoid leaving city in the red

    Chicago’s new school board will confront some big questions over the next month. REPORTER: Sarah Karp; HOST: Clare Lane

    4 min

  2. 9 HR. AGO

    Housing affordability for renters in Chicago has sunk to a new low

    The story of a single mom who has been struggling to find an affordable place to live is emblematic of a growing rental affordability crisis outlined in a WBEZ data analysis. REPORTER: Amy Qin; HOST: Mary Dixon

    7 min

  3. 1 DAY AGO

    A portrait of a teen ‘best in show’ from Chicago Black Creativity art fair

    The teenage winner of a local juried art show talks about what inspires her today, from Instagram art to anime. REPORTER: Cianna Greaves; HOST: Mary Dixon

    5 min

  4. 1 DAY AGO

    Families feel betrayed, confused after Lurie cancels gender-affirming surgeries

    It’s been more than two weeks since Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago paused gender care surgeries. Now families are speaking out about what it all means for their lives. REPORTER: Kristen Schorsch; HOST: Mary Dixon

    4 min

  5. 2 DAYS AGO

    Suburban Chicago primary election preview

    We’ll preview some of the key races on the ballot in tomorrow’s primary elections in the Chicago suburbs. Reporter: Violet Miller; Host: Melba Lara

    4 min

  6. 2 DAYS AGO

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ plan to save American democracy

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shares his plan to save American democracy. Reporter: Mary Dixon; Host: Mary Dixon

    7 min

  7. 5 DAYS AGO

    UIC students worry for campus cultural centers under Trump

    A letter from the U-S Department of Education is threatening programs for diverse college students across the Chicago area. But higher education experts say it is not legal. They’re calling on universities to stand up for their efforts to be inclusive to all students. WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip reports. HOST: DIXON

    4 min

  8. 6 DAYS AGO

    What would dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mean for Illinois?

    A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s efforts to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. To discuss how closing that agency could affect Illinoisans – and what can be done locally – WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang sits down with Horacio Mendez. He leads the Woodstock Institute, which is an organization focused on consumer financial protection. HOST: LANE

    4 min
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The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.

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    WBEZ Chicago
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
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