Auto shows are back. The first of the country’s big four auto shows kicks off this week marking a return to the public stage for automakers that have been relegated to relying on dealerships, advertising campaigns, digital premiers, and regional auto events to draw customers to their new products in […]
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Weather Service: Suburban Chicago tornado had 140 mph winds
Dozens of volunteers help clean up a demolished home on Princeton Circle near Ranchview Drive in Naperville after a tornado ripped through the western suburbs overnight, Monday afternoon, June 21, 2021. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) Ashlee Rezin Garcia AP CHICAGO A tornado that swept through Chicago’s western suburbs, […]
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Where Can I Get Good Bagels In Chicago?
On this week’s podcast we meet question asker Elaine Cleary. Elaine’s lived in the Chicago area for most of her life, but she’s got a big beef with the local bagel scene. She thinks it’s super hard to find a decent version of this Jewish-American staple in the area — […]
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Emmett Till’s Chicago House Gets Landmark Status Amid Plans For Black Heritage Site
The former Chicago home of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy whose 1955 lynching in Mississippi helped ignite the nation’s civil rights movement, has been given official landmark status amid efforts to transform the building into a beacon for Black Americans and a living remembrance of their history. The two-story […]
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Here’s what’s happening Thursday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
Many Chicago-area residents 65 and older will get invitations from health systems soon to make appointments to receive COVID-19 vaccines as Illinois prepares to move Monday to the next phase of vaccinations. The new phase will include people from that age group and essential workers, such as those who work […]
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Famed Chicago Mansion Formerly Owned by Pabst President Returning to Market
The home was built in 1936 by architect William Pereira, who went on to design buildings like the Transamerica pyramid in San Francisco. MATT MANSUETO PHOTOGRAPHY Text size A “blue-ribbon” property in an upscale Chicago suburb is heading to market for $18 million. Originally the estate of former Pabst Brewing […]
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Freshmen From Chicago Wonder If College Is Worth The Cost
This story is part of the series “2020 Lessons.” This fall, WBEZ education reporters are following students and teachers from the Chicago area as they make their way through an education world turned upside down by the coronavirus. For the past seven weeks, University of Southern California freshman Karen Rodriguez […]
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128 S Green Street Unit A3, Chicago, US, IL – Luxury Real Estate Listings for Sale
Peoria Green, on Mary Bartelme Park in the West Loop, is delivering homes never before seen in the coveted Skinner West District. 128 S Green is a boutique building of 15 private elevator residences across from the tot lot, dog park and farmer’s market of Mary Bartleme Park and within […]
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Artist Judy Chicago Reunites With Dior for Handbag Project
PARIS — Judy Chicago is back for a second collaboration with Dior – and this time, you can walk away with it. The artist designed the monumental set for Maria Grazia Chiuri’s spring haute couture show in January: a tent shaped like a goddess figure, filled with 21 banners embroidered […]
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Win $5,000 For Re-imaging Winter Dining Outside In Chicago
CHICAGO — How the heck are Chicagoans going to dine al fresco in the winter? A genius idea could put $5,000 in your pocket. City officials partnered with BMO Harris Bank and the Illinois Restaurant Association to launch the Winter Design Challenge in attempt to find creative ways to keep […]