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WBEZ News

The latest news and featured stories from WBEZ Chicago.

Latest Episode

Victims of corrupt former Chicago police sergeant reflect on historic legal settlement (02.10.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Grammy winner Kurt Elling’s new challenge? A starring role on Broadway 02.10.2025
  • llinois federal workers could face potential firings due to the government shut down 02.10.2025
  • Hope Chicago sent 2,600 grads to college. At least one more class will benefit. 01.10.2025
  • As people return to in-person work, we look at what that means for the Loop 01.10.2025
  • A daughter becomes a lifeline for her family as immigration enforcement increases 01.10.2025
  • A top U.S. Border Patrol officer is criticizing WBEZ after a broadcast of comments he made Sunday in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. 01.10.2025
  • Elizabeth McGovern brings Ava Gardner’s secret world to life in Chicago production 30.09.2025
  • This Palestinian college student and Chicagoan is feeling exhausted but empowered 30.09.2025
  • The U.S. Homeland Security Department says it has arrested more than 500 people in Illinois as part of a Trump administration deportation blitz. 30.09.2025
  • Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is a big collector of Chicano Art 29.09.2025
  • What’s the best way to pay off my student loans? 29.09.2025
  • Two years into Gaza war, Jewish college students speak out about hostility on campus 29.09.2025
  • The woman behind the new Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood 26.09.2025
  • For Jeff Tweedy, a new triple album proves there’s forever ‘a new song to sing’ 25.09.2025
  • Your questions answered: What Are Your Rights If Federal Officers Pull You Over? 25.09.2025
  • Zora’s Place is Evanston’s first Black feminist bookstore 24.09.2025
  • What we know about the enhanced immigration enforcement so far 24.09.2025
  • The Leo High School choir preps to perform in the ‘America’s Got Talent’ finals 23.09.2025
  • Theaster Gates is an art world superstar. In Chicago, he finally gets his solo museum moment. 23.09.2025
  • Your questions answered: What documents should I carry with me to prove my citizenship when I leave the house? 23.09.2025

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