Good afternoon, and happy Friday! I haven’t had a matcha soft serve (my favorite summer dessert) this year, and I may fix that this weekend. But first, here’s what you need to know today. The Chicago ...

Times, Brandon Johnson talks about his faith, his spirituality, and how they shape his life as a father, partner and public ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago has received a $20 million gift from the Illinois-based Negaunee Foundation, which will be used to expand educational programming and make Mozart a more permanent fixture on the ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV Thursday in Rome. WBEZ City Hall reporter Mariah Woelfel ...

Many college graduates are working towards the elusive job offer, but this unforgiving employment market is putting a wrench in their plans.

The beloved gathering spot for the alternative crowd is celebrating 50 years in business with a block party on June 14.

There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives,” the Rev. Jaime Fluker quotes activist and writer Audre Lorde.

Update, 5-8: Tickets through late July are sold out, and Illinois Free Days (Tuesdays) are sold out through late October, according to the OPC. A ticket to the Obama Presidential Center is shaping up ...

After weeks of Chicagoans collectively asking, “where’s the lineup?” Riot Fest announced full details for its 2026 edition Thursday morning, with Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, Alanis ...

Ricardo Navarrete took part in his high school’s intramural soccer tournament a day after being released from immigration detention. It was his first game since federal immigration authorities took ...

Second City’s newest mainstage show combines sketch comedy, improv and an awareness of the real world. We go backstage.

Brandon Johnson will be the latest Illinoisan to get the otherwise rare chance to meet the pope, who has given private ...