Mayor Brandon Johnson joined us live for “Ask the Mayor” and answered questions from North Side, South Side and even suburban ...

Chicago may be the only place to see the ambitious and privately funded exhibition, which disrupts the idea of a gay-straight ...

Thousands joined in a rally and march on Thursday in opposition to President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants and workers ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped by WBEZ’s studios on May 1, 2025 to answer Chicago residents’ questions.

Mayor Brandon Johnson stands onstage alongside CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling and other Police Department officials at the ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. There’s a yellow brick wall covered with hundreds of names tucked inside the ...

The city appears on pace to hit Mayor Johnson’s 2025 goal: fewer than 500 murders for the first time in a decade.

The local musician, who will headline at Metro this Saturday, breathes new life into old quinceañera dresses and fast fashion ...

Thursday’s announcement of nominations for the 78th Tony Awards are more than a symbol of theater making a comeback in New ...

The bronze, which will soon call the Meijer Gardens in Michigan home, is Cave’s first outdoor work and evolved from his ...

A few times a year, students from DePaul University join people incarcerated in Cook County Jail for book clubs. One of the ...

With Pitchfork in the rearview mirror, Reed is curating a multivenue "music experience" unlike any we've seen before.