In order to write her 2020 novel “The Taste of Sugar,” writer and Humboldt Park native Marisel Vera had researched the political and colonial history of Puerto Rico. It’s a history that...

Calls for better working conditions at El Milagro tortilla factory. Plus, boosting financial stability for domestic violence survivors. And what’s on the plate for Latin Restaurant Weeks....

Live from Arlington Heights with reaction to the Bears deal and a game preview. Merger talks between WBEZ and the Sun-Times. A new South Side development. And a local MacArthur Genius...

The Bears ink a deal for Arlington Park. The state’s top doc on COVID-19 rates in children. Former CPS CEO Janice Jackson on her next move. And a virtual tour of a long-lost theater.

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We check in on the national debt ceiling battle and more. What’s next for R. Kelly after Monday’s guilty verdict? Why the Shedd is researching a mantis shrimp. And Geoffrey Baer talks...

A guilty verdict for R. Kelly. Teachers pushing back on vaccine mandates. How the proposed city budget plans to tackle homelessness. Gas bills are set to soar. The Chicago Tennis Festival...

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We’re live in the West Loop. The future of Soldier Field. A preview of the Bears vs. Browns matchup. The fight over citizenship for immigrants. And to the symphony with Hedy Weiss.

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We dig into the city budget with analysts. Our Spotlight Politics team on that and redrawing the city ward maps. Why pediatric hospital visits are up. And the Chicago Sky are headed to the...

Thousands of Haitians are being removed from Texas — we have local reaction. How many Chicago police officers are vaccinated? A shortage of ICU beds downstate. A harvest moon and the fall...