Measles was considered eradicated in the U.S., but five years after the start of the COVID shutdown, measles cases are on the ...

Preckwinkle will be running on successes, including expanding health care for county residents, advocating for the pretrial ...

A little over 300 people found their final home at Resthaven Cemetery, which has been there since before the Civil War.

Amid a flurry of sports content, the city’s teams are failing to capture the next generation’s loyalty: “You almost lose them forever.” A majority of residents of Chicago and the ...

Carl Rogers, whose story WBEZ first reported in April 2024, walked out of Robinson Correctional Center on February 14. By his calculations, his release came more than a year later than it should have.

More than 100 concerts will take place at the festival’s pavilion, Martin Theatre, Bennett Gordon Hall and Carousel Stage combined. Pop/rock/Latin music fans have much to anticipate as ...

A man was shot outside O’Hare Airport, City Council votes down Chicago a fur ban and Mayor Johnson allows the public to peek inside City Hall’s gift room. Chicago-style BBQ may not be known ...

Weeks after Chicago’s police oversight chief learned she was facing a vote that could’ve led to her firing, she sent a scathing letter accusing a civilian-led commission of serving as a ...

That has brought her to town twice to work with the program’s students. WBEZ arts reporter Courtney Kueppers stopped by Northwestern to spend time with León, observing as she interacted with ...

Amanda Massih stopped at a red light under a viaduct in Jefferson Park on her commute home last month when a train rumbled overhead. Massih heard a loud thud on the roof of her car. Chunks of ...

Lisa Kurian Philip covers higher education for WBEZ, in partnership with Open Campus. Follow her on Twitter @LAPhilip.

President Donald Trump this week ordered closures of offices at the Environmental Protection Agency that help low-income communities overwhelmed with pollution. The order was one of dozens aimed ...