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River North developer holds big fundraising lead in Democratic fight to replace U.S. Rep. Danny Davis

Chicago Sun-Times 12 Feb 2026
Of the 687 individuals and organizations donating to Friedman’s campaign by the start of 2026, at least 419 (61%) have made their living in finance, real estate or law, according to a WBEZ and Chicago ...
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How many Chicagoans are from the countries Bad Bunny named in his Super Bowl halftime show?

Chicago Sun-Times 12 Feb 2026
He then spiked a football painted with the English words “Together, we are America.” ... A WBEZ analysis of census data from the most recent American Community Survey estimates finds roughly 1 in every 8 Chicagoans was born outside of the 50 U.S ... Related.
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CPS charter school faces insolvency by March, and most board members question if it should ...

Chicago Sun-Times 12 Feb 2026
The majority of Chicago school board members seem prepared to allow a charter school network in financial distress to close mid-year — something unheard of in the district and would leave more than 570 high school students in a precarious position.
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Chicago’s Nick Cave is digging up America’s bones at a fraught moment for the Smithsonian

Chicago Sun-Times 12 Feb 2026
Stay ahead of what’s hitting Chicago stages, galleries, museums and more with Green Room, WBEZ’s weekly arts & culture newsletter! ... By subscribing, you agree with WBEZ’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy ... Manuel Martinez/WBEZ.
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No recess, lockdowns, less learning: How immigration agents disrupted CPS schools this fall

Chicago Sun-Times 12 Feb 2026
The Sun-Times and WBEZ compiled the most comprehensive accounting to date by reviewing district briefings for school board members and records of letters CPS sent to families informing them about federal activity near their schools ... WBEZ and Amy Qin .
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CPS mother outraged by history lesson her child says included reenactment of slavery

Chicago Sun-Times 11 Feb 2026
CPS officials said they did not know about Williams’ concern until WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times reached out to them ... WBEZ and the Sun-Times reached out to the teacher and principal via email but did not receive a response.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson will answer Chicagoans’ questions live on Wednesday in ‘Ask the Mayor’

Chicago Sun-Times 11 Feb 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson is returning to WBEZ 91.5 on Wednesday to answer listener questions live on the morning talk show “In the Loop” with host Sasha-Ann Simons. Last month, Johnson spoke with WBEZ ...
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Art Institute of Chicago hangs Norman Rockwell painting of the Cubs

Chicago Sun-Times 10 Feb 2026
Stay ahead of what’s hitting Chicago stages, galleries, museums and more with Green Room, WBEZ’s weekly arts & culture newsletter! ... By subscribing, you agree with WBEZ’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while.

Chicago Sun-Times 09 Feb 2026
Amin’s father is one of more than 140 Asians in Illinois arrested during the second Trump administration, according to a WBEZ analysis of data obtained by the Deportation Data Project through a public records request ... Esther Yoon-Ji Kang/WBEZ.
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Playwright Tracy Letts on reviving ‘Bug’ on Broadway

Chicago Sun-Times 09 Feb 2026
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Teams of lawyers put drivers back on the road by reinstating suspended licenses

Chicago Sun-Times 08 Feb 2026
Calanthea Caldwell, 36, is an operating room technician at Rush University Medical Center. Her license was first suspended in 2014 when she got a ticket for driving without insurance ... Somer Van Benton/WBEZ ... Somer Van Benton/WBEZ ... Somer Van Benton/WBEZ.
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Build on vacant land in Black neighborhoods to stop exodus of Chicagoans

Chicago Sun-Times 07 Feb 2026
I was stunned when I first saw the number. 702,617. I stared at it for several seconds, as if it might change the longer I looked ... It was only an estimate ... Columnist ... Alden Loury is data projects editor for WBEZ and writes a column for the Sun-Times ... ....
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Education Secretary visits Chicago private school as part of controversial history tour

Chicago Sun-Times 06 Feb 2026
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited a small Christian high school on Chicago’s West Side on Thursday as part of her national tour to promote civics education and encourage students to connect with America’s founding principles ... ....
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Dozens of Chicago suburbs have shifted to majority nonwhite

Chicago Sun-Times 06 Feb 2026
The median incomes of Chicago-area suburbs range from about $30,000 to more than $250,000, and about 19% of suburban residents in Cook and surrounding counties were born outside of the United States, according to WBEZ’s analysis.
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David Byrne took me on a tour of his new Chicago theater show

Chicago Sun-Times 06 Feb 2026
Laughter, conversation.”. Green Room Newsletter ... Stay ahead of what’s hitting Chicago stages, galleries, museums and more with Green Room, WBEZ’s weekly arts & culture newsletter! ... By subscribing, you agree with WBEZ’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy ... .
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