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In the 1960s, the Chicago Police Department uncovered and fired officers with ties to the Ku Klux Kl
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirmed his stance that officers shouldn’t belong to extremist grou
Families of Israelis taken hostage or killed by Hamas will share their experiences at Jewish communi
Greta Johnsen is the host of WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast and a known super-reader, regularly knocking ou
A measure asking Chicago voters whether they want to increase a tax on the sale of high-end properti
A 48-year-old man faces felony charges for allegedly wounding 15 people in a shooting at a Halloween
This spooky season, we want to share a very real ghost story. The Lozano family moved int
A suburban Chicago landlord charged with murdering a Palestinian American boy pleads not guilty. Sta
A Chicago City Council committee approved buying land on the city’s South Side to open a shelter for
Flora and fauna from all types of climates, available to bask in – in Chicago – year round. The Garf
Homeowners in the north and northwest suburbs should brace for sticker shock as their property tax b
A suburban foundation plans to send a million hot meals to Gaza. A northwest Illinois sheriff defend
You know Chicago is the country's rattiest city – at least according to Orkin, who just gave us that
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is defending a contract extension with a Kansas compa
Arson fires are an issue across Chicago, according to a new WBEZ analysis. Unionized part-time facul
Chicago elected its first-ever police district councils earlier this year, and people around the cou
We have an update on how things are going with a new effort in Cook County to locate missing people.
Two Chicago police officers killed in the line of duty will be honored tonight. Chicago officials ar
If you’ve seen a Chicago pothole filled with old world, mosaic tile artwork – yet depicting somethin
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling backs sending mental health staffers to 911 crisis call
